CURATED COLLECTION

Letting Go of Control

The things beyond your reach multiply the moment you stop reaching — wisdom on release.

43 quotes found

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The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.

—Lao TzuPhilosopher

Ancient World ERA • East Asia

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Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.

—Bruce LeeMartial Artist & Philosopher

Post-War ERA • East Asia

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The sun is new each day.

—HeraclitusPhilosopher

Ancient World ERA • Southern Europe

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Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.

—CiceroStatesman, Lawyer & Philosopher

Ancient World ERA • Southern Europe

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If your mind is quiet, then your heart will naturally be pure.

—Han ShanPoet

Medieval ERA • East Asia

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The future is a present that hasn't quite arrived.

—Roberto BolañoNovelist & Poet

Late Modern ERA • Latin America

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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

—LaoziPhilosopher & Author

Ancient World ERA • East Asia

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I taught myself to live simply and wisely.

—Anna AkhmatovaPoet

Early Modern ERA • Eastern Europe

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The one thing that is for ever certain in this world is change.

—Charles DickensNovelist & Critic

Industrial Age ERA • Western Europe

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Yield and overcome; Bend and be straight.

—LaoziPhilosopher & Author

Ancient World ERA • East Asia

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Time, the destroyer of all things, yet builder of new fortunes.

—Mustafa Safi al-Din al-Tughra'iPoet

Medieval ERA • MENA

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The Way changes and transforms; its changes are without limit.

—I ChingAuthor & Thinker

Ancient World ERA • East Asia

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Hidden harmony is better than obvious.

—HeraclitusPhilosopher

Ancient World ERA • Southern Europe

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Do not be hasty in words or deeds; think before you act.

—Abai QunanbaiulyPoet, Composer & Philosopher

Industrial Age ERA • Central Asia

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Progress is simply a function of how much energy you apply to a problem.

—Elon MuskEntrepreneur & Engineer

Digital Age ERA • North America

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You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

—Marcus AureliusEmperor & Philosopher

Ancient World ERA • Southern Europe

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To fear change is to fear life itself, for life is constant transformation.

—Carmen NaranjoPoet & Novelist

Late Modern ERA • Central America

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Be water, my friend.

—Bruce LeeMartial Artist & Philosopher

Post-War ERA • East Asia

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The cause is hidden, but the result is known.

—OvidPoet

Ancient World ERA • Southern Europe

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Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.

—Benjamin FranklinPolymath & Statesman

Enlightenment ERA • North America

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