Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present.
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Anxiety tends to live in the future and regret in the past. Peace is found by returning, again and again, to the present.
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Ancient Chinese sage, traditionally the author of the Tao Te Ching and the source of Taoist thought.
This line is among the quotes by Lao Tzu that readers return to on kalmte — a small, portable reminder to carry into the morning.
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