Know the white, But keep the black, Be an example to the world! Being an example to the world, Ever true and unwavering, Return to the infinite.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the importance of understanding opposites and being a steadfast example for others.
Laozi's quote encourages individuals to recognize the dualities of existence, such as light and dark, while simultaneously embodying integrity and steadfastness. It suggests that by living authentically and consistently, one can inspire others and contribute positively to the world, reinforcing the idea of returning to a state of wholeness and infinite potential.
In practice
This quote can be used during a motivational speech about leadership.
If you understand others you are smart._x000D_ If you understand yourself you are illuminated._x000D_ If you overcome others you are powerful._x000D_ If you overcome yourself you have strength._x000D_ If you know how to be satisfied you are rich._x000D_ If you can act with vigor, you have a will._x000D_ If you don't lose your objectives you can be long-lasting._x000D_ If you die without loss, you are eternal.
When nothing is done, nothing is left undone.
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.
Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
Silver and gold are not the only coin; virtue too passes current all over the world.
Wise men appreciate all men, for they see the good in each and know how hard it is to make anything good.
Ideas? My head is full of them, one after the other, but they serve no purpose there. They must be put down on paper, one after the other.
I was never bitter because I believed in the man upstairs. I continue to do my best. I let someone else be bitter. If I was bitter, I was only hurting me. I prefer to remember Bill Veeck and and Jim Hegan and Joe Gordon, the good guys. There is no point in talking about the others.
And you cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.
The saved sinner is prostrate in adoration, lost in wonder and praise. He knows repentance is not what we do in order to earn forgiveness; it is what we do because we have been forgiven. It serves as an expression of gratitude rather than an effort to earn forgiveness. Thus the sequence of forgiveness and then repentance, rather than repentance and then forgiveness, is crucial for understanding the gospel of grace.
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