Master Quotes
2461 quotes by 1623 authors
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The manager is a servant. His master is the institution he manages and his first responsibility must therefore be to it.
— Peter Drucker
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Master and Doctor are my titles; for ten years now, without repose, I held my erudite recitals and led my pupils by the nose.
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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The dog was cold and in pain. But being only a dog it did not occur to him to trot off home to the comfort…
— Albert Payson Terhune
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If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you aren't afraid of dying, there is…
— Laozi
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When they lose their sense of awe, people turn to religion. When they no longer trust themselves, they begin to depend upon authority. Therefore the…
— Laozi
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If a country is governed with tolerance, the people are comfortable and honest. If a country is governed with repression, the people are depressed and…
— Laozi
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Act without doing; work without effort. Think of the small as large and the few as many. Confront the difficult while it is still easy;…
— Laozi
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Without opening your door, you can open your heart to the world. Without looking out your window, you can see the essence of the Tao.…
— Laozi
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The Master has no mind of her own. She works with the mind of the people. She is good to people who are good. She…
— Laozi
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In harmony with the Tao, the sky is clear and spacious, the earth is solid and full, all creature flourish together, content with the way…
— Laozi
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The Tao gives birth to One. One gives birth to Two. Two gives birth to Three. Three gives birth to all things. All things have…
— Laozi
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Do you want to improve the world? I don't think it can be done. The world is sacred. It can't be improved. If you tamper…
— Laozi
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Whoever relies on the Tao in governing men doesn't try to force issues or defeat enemies by force of arms. For every force there is…
— Laozi
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The heavy is the root of the light. The unmoved is the source of all movement. Thus the Master travels all day without leaving home.…
— Laozi
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A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A…
— Laozi
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The Tao is infinite, eternal. Why is it eternal? It was never born; thus it can never die. Why is it infinite? It has no…
— Laozi
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If you overesteem great men, people become powerless. If you overvalue possessions, people begin to steal. The Master leads by emptying people's minds and filling…
— Laozi
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[E]very act of a delegated authority, contrary to the tenor of the commission under which it is exercised, is void. No legislative act, therefore, contrary…
— Alexander Hamilton
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It is possible I am pushing through solid rock, like the vein of ore encased, alone. I am such a long way in I can…
— Rainer Maria Rilke
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Once again we're talking to Brian Kenny, a man of many traits, a master of nothing.
— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
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