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He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still. - Laozi
" "He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.
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About Laozi
老子 Lǎozi (c. 6th – 5th century BC) was a Chinese monist philosopher; also called Lao Zi, Lao Tzu, Lao Tse, or Lao Tze. The Tao Te Ching (道德經, Pinyin: Dào Dé Jīng, or Dao De Jing) represents the sole document generally attributed to Laozi.
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Alternative Names:
Ancient Boy
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Ancient Master
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Old Boy
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Old Lord
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Old Master
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Sage Ancestor
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Venerable Master
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Hsuan Yuan Huang Ti
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Hsuan Yuan Huang-ti
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Hsuan-yuan Huang-ti
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Lao Chun
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Lao Chun Tzu
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Lao Chun-tzu
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Lao Dan
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Lao Jun
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Lao Jun Zi
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Lao Junzi
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Lao Kiune
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Lao Tan
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Lao Tse
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Lao Tsee
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Lao Tseu
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Lao Tsu
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Lao Tze
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Lao Tzse
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Lao Tzu
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Lao Tzŭ
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Lao zi
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Lao ʒze
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Lao-chene-tsee
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Lao-chun
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Lao-chun-tzu
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Lao-kiune
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Lao-tan
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Lao-tse
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Lao-tsee
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Lao-tsu
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Lao-tze
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Lao-tzse
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Lao-tzu
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Lao-tzŭ
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Lao-ʒze
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Laochun
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Laocius
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Laodan
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Laojun
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Laojunzi
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Laotan
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Laotse
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Laotsee
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Laotsu
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Laotze
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Laotzse
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Laotzu
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Laotzŭ
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Li Boyang
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Li Dan
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Li Er
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Li Erh
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Li Po-yang
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Li Tan
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Lâo ʒze
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Lâo-ʒze
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Sheng Tsu Kao Shang Ta Tao Chin Ch'ueh Hsuan Yuan T'ien Huang Ta Ti
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Sheng Tsu Kao Shang Ta Tao Chin Ch'üeh Hsüan Yüan T'ien Huang Ta Ti
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Sheng Tsu Kao Shang Ta Tao Chin Chueh Hsuan Yuan Tien Huang Ta Ti
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Sheng Tsu Kao Shang Ta Tao Chin Chüeh Hsüan Yüan Tien Huang Ta Ti
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Sheng Tsu Ta Tao Hsuan Yuan Huang Ti
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Sheng Tsu Ta Tao Hsuan Yuan Huang-ti
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Sheng Tsu Ta Tao Hsüan Yüan Huang Ti
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Sheng Tsu Ta Tao Hsüan Yüan Huang-ti
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Sheng-tsu
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Sheng-tsu Kao Shang Ta-tao Chin-ch'ueh Hsuan Yuan T'ien-huang Ta-ti
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Sheng-tsu Kao Shang Ta-tao Chin-ch'üeh Hsüan Yüan T'ien-huang Ta-ti
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Sheng-tsu Kao Shang Ta-tao Chin-chueh Hsuan Yuan Tien-huang Ta-ti
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Sheng-tsu Kao Shang Ta-tao Chin-chüeh Hsüan Yüan Tien-huang Ta-ti
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Sheng-tsu Kao-shang Ta-tao Chin-ch'ueh Hsuan-yuan T'ien-huang Ta-ti
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Sheng-tsu Kao-shang Ta-tao Chin-ch'üeh Hsüan-yüan T'ien-huang Ta-ti
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Sheng-tsu Kao-shang Ta-tao Chin-chueh Hsuan-yuan Tien-huang Ta-ti
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Sheng-tsu Kao-shang Ta-tao Chin-chüeh Hsüan-yüan Tien-huang Ta-ti
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Sheng-tsu Ta-tao Hsuan Yuan Huang-ti
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Sheng-tsu Ta-tao Hsuan-yuan Huang-ti
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Sheng-tsu Ta-tao Hsüan Yüan Huang-ti
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Sheng-tsu Ta-tao Hsüan-yüan Huang-ti
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Shengzu
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Shengzu Dadao Xuan Yuan Huangdi
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Shengzu Dadao Xuanyuan Huangdi
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Shengzu Gao Shang Dadao Jinque Xuan Yuan Tianhuang Dadi
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Shengzu Gaoshang Dadao Jinque Xuanyuan Tianhuang Dadi
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T'ai Shang Hsüen Yüan Huang Ti
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T'ai Shang Hsüen Yüan Huang-ti
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T'ai-shang Hsuan Yuan Huang-ti
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T'ai-shang Hsuan-yuan Huang-ti
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T'ai-shang Hsüen Yüan Huang-ti
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T'ai-shang Hsüen-yüan Huang-ti
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Tai Shang Hsuan Yuan Huang Ti
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Tai Shang Hsuan Yuan Huang-ti
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Tai Shang Hsüen Yüan Huang Ti
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Tai Shang Hsüen Yüan Huang-ti
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Tai-shang Hsuan Yuan Huang-ti
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Tai-shang Hsuan-yuan Huang-ti
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Tai-shang Hsüen Yüan Huang-ti
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Tai-shang Hsüen-yüan Huang-ti
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Taishang Xuan Yuan Huangdi
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Taishang Xuanyuan Huangdi
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Xuan Yuan Huangdi
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Xuanyuan Huangdi
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Additional quotes by Laozi
Thus it is said:
The path into the light seems dark,
the path forward seems to go back,
the direct path seems long,
true power seems weak,
true purity seems tarnished,
true steadfastness seems changeable,
true clarity seems obscure,
the greatest are seems unsophisticated,
the greatest love seems indifferent,
the greatest wisdom seems childish.
The Tao is nowhere to be found.
Yet it nourishes and completes all things.
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