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Non Quotes by Laozi
- Do nondoing, strive for non-stiving, savor the flavourless, make much of little, repay enmity with virture; plan for difficulty when it is still easy, do…
- All things in the world are born out of being. Being is born out of non-being.
- Use justice to rule a country. Use surprise to wage war. Use non-action to govern the world.
- The best soldier does not attack. The superior fighter succeeds without violence. The greatest conqueror wins without struggle. The most successful manager leads without dictating.…
- 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…
- The best athlete wants his opponent at his best. The best general enters the mind of his enemy. The best businessman serves the communal good.…
- The gentlest thing in the world overcomes the hardest thing in the world. That which has no substance enters where there is no space. This…
- Clay is fashioned into vessels; it is on their empty hollowness that their use depends. Doors and windows are cut out to make a dwelling,…
- Practice non-action. Work without doing.
- The named was born from the unnamed . . . all being flows from non-being . . . the describable world emanates from an indescribable…
- Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy.
More Non Quotes
- The most deeply personal of my works are the non-fiction works, the autobiographical works, because there, I'm talking about myself very directly. — Paul Auster
- Compassion is not a popular virtue. Very often when I talk to religious people, and mention how important it is that compassion… — Karen Armstrong
- The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious. — Marcus Aurelius
- It's true that I don't rearrange that much in the fiction, but I feel if you change even one name or the… — Nicholson Baker
- I definitely see the good in people. Certainly in my own life I strive to be somebody who is functional and well… — Alan Ball
- It is a rare mind indeed that can render the hitherto non-existent blindingly obvious. The cry 'I could have thought of that'… — Douglas Adams
- In the Church of Jesus Christ there can and should be no non-theologians. — Karl Barth
- I'm trying my best to keep my private life guarded. It's not easy at all. Non, non, non. — Emmanuelle Beart
- Taking charge of your own learning is a part of taking charge of your life, which is the sine qua non in… — Warren G. Bennis
- Watergate enabled the Democrats to cut off all aid to South Vietnam and ensure American defeat in a war their party entered… — Conrad Black
- Failure is simply the non-presence of success. But a fiasco is a disaster of mythic proportions. — Orlando Bloom
- During the Second World War, evacuated to non-Jewish households, I encountered Christianity at home and in school. — Lionel Blue