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He Quotes by Laozi
- He who tip-toes cannot stand; he who strides cannot walk.
- He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much.
- It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform…
- The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the…
- The career of a sage is of two kinds: He is either honored by all in the world, Like a flower waving its head, Or…
- The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, The more he gives to others, the more he gets…
- The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.
- He who talks more is sooner exhausted.
- He who knows himself is enlightened.
- He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.
- People in their handlings of affairs often fail when they are about to succeed. If one remains as careful at the end as he was…
- He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.
- A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
- For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
- He who knows does not speak. He who speaks does not know.
- He who does not trust enough will not be trusted.
- He who is contented is rich.
More He Quotes
- The chief qualification of a mass leader has become unending infallibility; he can never admit an error. — Hannah Arendt
- Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in… — Hannah Arendt
- Whenever a toddler sees a pile of blocks, he wants to tear it down. — J. J. Abrams
- Let each man exercise the art he knows. — Aristophanes
- A man's homeland is wherever he prospers. — Aristophanes
- At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. — Aristotle
- He who hath many friends hath none. — Aristotle
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled. — Aristotle
- Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. — Aristotle
- No one loves the man whom he fears. — Aristotle
- He who can be, and therefore is, another's, and he who participates in reason enough to apprehend, but not to have, is… — Aristotle