Quote by Laozi

"Do not seek illumination unless you seek it as a man whose house is on fire seeks a pond."

Laozi
Philosopher Chinese 604–531

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"The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao."
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"When nothing is done, nothing remains undone."

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