# Lao Tzu

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## Metadata
- Author: [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]
- Full Title: Lao Tzu
- Category: #books

## Highlights
- So the unwanting soul sees what’s hidden, and the ever-wanting soul sees only what it wants. ([Location 219](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B007V3FMDY&location=219))
- To bear and not to own; to act and not lay claim; to do the work and let it go: for just letting it go is what makes it stay. ([Location 241](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B007V3FMDY&location=241))
- To believe that our beliefs are permanent truths which encompass reality is a sad arrogance. To let go of that belief is to find safety. ([Location 246](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B007V3FMDY&location=246))
- So wise souls leaving self behind move forward, and setting self aside stay centered. Why let the self go? To keep what the soul needs. ([Location 300](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B007V3FMDY&location=300))
- Wealth, status, pride, are their own ruin. To do good, work well, and lie low is the way of the blessing. ([Location 323](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B007V3FMDY&location=323))