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title: "4 Toes Quotes By Laozi"
description: "4 Toes quotes by Laozi. Plus more from Laozi and more Toes sayings from other authors."
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> [Those who stand on their toes are not steady.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/those-who-stand-on-their-toes-are-not-steady/)

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

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> [He who walks on tip-toe does not walk on solid ground.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/he-who-walks-on-tip-toe-does-not-walk-on-solid-ground/)

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

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> [Standing on "tip toe", one stands not firmly. Straining in stride, one cannot walk far. Flaunting of deeds, one is unfavorably noticed.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/standing-on-tip-toe-one-stands-not-firmly-straining-in-stride-one/)

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

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> [It's hard to keep your balance standing tip-toe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/it-s-hard-to-keep-your-balance-standing-tip-toe/)

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

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## Other authors on Toes

## 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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