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High Quotes by Laozi
- He who is great must make humility his base. He who is high must make lowliness his foundation. Thus, princes and kings in speaking of…
- A tree trunk the size of a man grows from a blade as thin as a hair. A tower nine stories high is built from…
- When taxes are too high, people go hungry.
- The sage wears clothes of coarse cloth but carries jewels in his bosom; He knows himself but does not display himself; He loves himself but…
- The tree which needs two arms to span its girth sprang from the tiniest shoot. Yon tower, nine stories high, rose from a little mound…
- High and low rest on each other.
- The high must make the low its base.
- Heaven's Way is like stretching a bow. The high is lowered and the low is raised. Excess is reduced and deficiency is replenished. Heaven's Way…
- If you wish to become a divine immortal angel, then restore the angelic qualities of your being through virtue and service. This is the only…
- When people see some things as beautiful, other things become ugly. When people see some things as good, other things become bad. Being and non-being…
- Is not the action of nature like the stretching of a bow? The high, it pulls down; the low, it lifts up; It takes from…
- A tree that can fill the span of a man's arms grows from a downy tip; A terrace nine stories high rises from level earth;…
- Having reached a high level of realization (or having accomplished anything in life), don't get excited or puffed up with pride but remain calm, humble,…
- When taxes are too high, people go hungry. When the government is too intrusive, people lose their spirit. Act for the people's benefit. Trust them;…
- People who have to fight for their living and are not afraid to die for it are higher persons than those who, stationed high, are…
- A terrace nine stories high begins with a pile of earth.
More High Quotes
- A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the mind and… — Pietro Aretino
- High thoughts must have high language. — Aristophanes
- Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of… — Aristophanes
- Getting over someone is a grieving process. You mourn the loss of the relationship, and that's only expedited by 'Out of sight,… — Hank Azaria
- That's a problem. I mean, like any sort of growing startup organization, we are sort of overwhelmed by our growth. And that… — Julian Assange
- The people you see in Nigeria today have always lived as neighbors in the same space for as long as we can… — Chinua Achebe
- I consider fiction a very high-class form of lying. I enjoy and admire it enormously, but I don't think I'm very good… — Diane Ackerman
- Love is the best school, but the tuition is high and the homework can be painful. — Diane Ackerman