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Firsts Quotes by Laozi
- But in the present day men cast off gentleness, and are all for being bold; they spurn frugality, and retain only extravagance; they discard humility,…
- If you want everything, you first have to give everything up.
- If you want to shrink something, you must first allow it to expand. If you want to get rid of something, you must first allow…
- The wise man, after learning something new, is afraid to learn anything more until he has put his first lesson into practice.
- The wise man puts himself last and finds himself first.
- Of the second-rate leaders people speak respectfully saying, "He has done this, he has done that." Of the first-rate leaders, they do not say this.…
- Why not simply honor your parents, love your children, help your brothers and sisters, be faithful to your friends, care for your mate with devotion,…
- The generals have a saying: "Rather than make the first move it is better to wait and see. Rather than advance an inch it is…
- First and last follow each other.
- What should be shrunken must first be stretched.
- I have three treasures that I cherish. The first is compassion. The second is moderation. The third is not claiming to be first in the…
- By not claiming to be first in the world one can rule.
- To be brave without compassion, generous without moderation, and rule without refraining from being first in the world, are certain deaths.
- How can one liberate the many? By first liberating his own being. He does this not by elevating himself, but by lowering himself. He lowers…
- First, we must do our own personal work, then we tend the necessary work of our family, then our community, then the world.
- In order to contract, It is necessary first to expand. In order to weaken, It is necessary first to strengthen. In order to destroy, It…
- The first practice is the practice of undiscriminating virtue: take care of those who are deserving; also, and equally, take care of those who are…
- Embrace simplicity. Put others first. Desire little.
- If you would take, you must first give.
- The truly wise are content to be last. They are, therefore, first. They are indifferent to themselves. They are, therefore self-confident.
- I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me…
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