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“If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.”

“By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try, the world is beyond the winning.”

Laozi book Tao Te Ching

Source: Tao Te Ching, Ch. 48, as translated by Raymond B. Blakney (1955)

“To lead people walk behind them.”

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“An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox”

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“Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.”

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“Since before time and space were,
the Tao is.
It is beyond is and is not.”

Laozi book Tao Te Ching

Source: Tao Te Ching, Ch. 21, as interpreted by Stephen Mitchell (1992)
Context: Since before time and space were,
the Tao is.
It is beyond is and is not.
How do I know this is true?
I look inside myself and see.

“From wonder into wonder existence opens.”

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“Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.”

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Attributed to Laozi in self-help books and on social media, this quotation is of unknown origin and date.
Misattributed

“Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.”

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“Go to the people. Live with them. Learn from them. Love them. Start with what they know. Build with what they have. With the best leaders when the work is done, the task accomplished, the people will say, "We have done this ourselves.”

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Only the final bold section is connected to Laozi (see Ch. 17 of Tao Te Ching above). The origin of the added first section is unclear.
Misattributed

“He who is contented is rich.”

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“I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.”

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“All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small.”

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“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.”

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“The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.”

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“In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.”

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“Great indeed is the sublimity of the Creative, to which all beings owe their beginning and which permeates all heaven.”

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“He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.”

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“Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.”

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“He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.”

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Variant: He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.