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title: "3 Cultivate Quotes By Laozi"
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> [Cultivate virtue in yourself, and it will be true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/cultivate-virtue-in-yourself-and-it-will-be-true/)

[Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/)

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> [Cultivate virtue in the world, and it will be universal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/cultivate-virtue-in-the-world-and-it-will-be-universal/)

[Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/)

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> [Some help others in order to receive blessings and admiration. This is simply meaningless. Some cultivate themselves in part to serve others,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/some-help-others-in-order-to-receive-blessings-and-admiration-this-is/)

[Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/)

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## Other authors on Cultivate

## More by Laozi

> [When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/when-you-have-accomplished-your-goal-simply-walk-away-this-is-the/)

[Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/)

> [In lightness the root is lost. In haste the ruler is lost.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/in-lightness-the-root-is-lost-in-haste-the-ruler-is-lost/)

[Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/)

> [If the sage wants to stand above people, he must speak to them from below. If he wants to lead people, he must follow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/if-the-sage-wants-to-stand-above-people-he-must-speak-to-them-from/)

[Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/)

> [Goodie-goodies are the thieves of virtue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/goodie-goodies-are-the-thieves-of-virtue/)

[Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/)

> [He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/he-that-humbles-himself-shall-be-preserved-entire-he-that-bends-shall/)

[Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/)

> [The Way of the Sage is to act but not to compete.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/the-way-of-the-sage-is-to-act-but-not-to-compete/)

[Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/)

> [Do nondoing, strive for nonstriving, savor the flavorless, regard the small as important, make much of little, repay enmity with virtue; plan for difficulty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/do-nondoing-strive-for-nonstriving-savor-the-flavorless-regard-the/)

[Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/)

> [Without looking through the window, you can see Heaven's Way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/without-looking-through-the-window-you-can-see-heaven-s-way/)

[Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/)

> [Can you dissolve your ego? Can you abandon the idea of self and other? Can you relinquish the notions of male and female, short…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/can-you-dissolve-your-ego-can-you-abandon-the-idea-of-self-and-other/)

[Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/)

> [The Tao is the center of the universe, the good man's treasure, the bad man's refuge. Honors can be bought with fine words, respect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/the-tao-is-the-center-of-the-universe-the-good-man-s-treasure-the-bad/)

[Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/)

> [What's the difference between beautiful and ugly?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/what-s-the-difference-between-beautiful-and-ugly/)

[Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/)

> [In stillness the muddied water returns to clarity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/in-stillness-the-muddied-water-returns-to-clarity/)

[Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/)

> [He (the sage) is good to those who are good. He is also good to those who are not good. That is the virtue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/he-the-sage-is-good-to-those-who-are-good-he-is-also-good-to-those/)

[Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/)

> [There is a thing inherent and natural which existed before heaven and earth. Motionless and fathomless, It stands alone and never changes; It pervades…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/there-is-a-thing-inherent-and-natural-which-existed-before-heaven-and/)

[Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/)

> [What is a good man but a bad man's teacher? What is a bad man but a good man's job? If you do not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/what-is-a-good-man-but-a-bad-man-s-teacher-what-is-a-bad-man-but-a/)

[Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/)

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