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Knows Quotes by Laozi
- He who knows enough is enough will always have enough.
- He who knows he has enough is rich.
- He who knows others is clever; He who knows himself has discernment.
- The further one goes, the less (he realizes he) one knows.
- 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…
- Without stirring abroad, One can know the whole world; Without looking out of the window One can see the way of heaven. The further one…
- In this world, there is nothing softer or thinner than water. But to compel the hard and unyielding, it has no equal. That the weak…
- 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…
- The sage knows without traveling, perceives without looking, completes without acting.
- The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
- What Heaven detests, who knows why? Even the sage considers it difficult.
- The weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it.
- The wise man looks back into the past, and does not grieve over what is far off, nor rejoice over what is near; for he…
- Nothing in the world is as soft and yielding as water. Yet for dissolving the hard and inflexible, nothing can surpass it. The soft overcomes…
- The Master gives himself up to whatever the moment brings. He knows that he is going to die, and her has nothing left to hold…
- He who knows himself is enlightened.
- The wise man is one who knows what he does not know.
- He who knows how to be aggressive, and yet remains patient, becomes a receptacle for all of Nature's lessons.
- The wise does not think that only he is right -thus he knows the truth.
- To know how little one knows is to have genuine knowledge. Not to know how little one knows is to be deluded. Only those who…
- There is no greater sin than desire, No greater curse than discontent, No greater misfortune than wanting something for oneself. Therefore he who knows that…
- Without going out-of-doors, one can know all he needs to know. Without even looking out of his window, one can grasp the nature of everything.…
- 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 knows much about others may be learned, but he who understands himself is more intelligent. He who controls others may be powerful, but…
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- A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children. — John James Audubon
- I can scarcely manage to scribble a tolerable English letter. I know that I am not a scholar, but meantime I am… — John James Audubon
- A Scout is never taken by surprise; he knows exactly what to do when anything unexpected happens. — Robert Baden-Powell
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- What I respect in people more than anything is work ethic. And Justin Timberlake's got that. He works his tail off, and… — Amy Adams
- Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor. — James A. Baldwin
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- A woman knows the face of the man she loves as a sailor knows the open sea. — Honore de Balzac
- The heart of the jealous knows the best and most satisfying love, that of the other's bed, where the rival perfects the… — Djuna Barnes