"Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires." - Lao Tzu

🌾 Simplicity

“Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.”

— Lao Tzu

This one hits different when you're feeling overwhelmed by wanting too much. Lao Tzu's gentle nudge is basically: ease up, you already have enough to be at peace.

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“To see things in the seed, that is genius.”

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“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”

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“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality.”

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