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Strong Quotes by Laozi
- He who, conscious of being strong, is content to be weak, he shall be the paragon of mankind. Being the paragon of mankind, Virtue will…
- He who overcomes others has force; he who overcomes himself is strong.
- 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…
- Those who defeat others are strong, those who defeat themselves are mighty.
- Strong winds do not last all morning, hard rains do not last all day.
- The soft and weak overcome the hard and strong.
- The weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it.
- Stay at the center and let all things take their course.
- A man's excellence is like that of water; It benefits all things without striving; It takes to the low places shunned by men. Water is…
- When life begins we are tender and weak When life ends we are stiff and rigid All things, including the grass and trees, are soft…
- In order to contract, It is necessary first to expand. In order to weaken, It is necessary first to strengthen. In order to destroy, It…
- Whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. What is soft is strong.
- There is nothing softer and weaker than water, and yet there is nothing better for attacking hard and strong things.
- In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.
- He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.
- Nothing in the world is more flexible and yielding than water. Yet when it attacks the firm and the strong, none can withstand it, because…
- He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful.
- From caring comes courage.
- Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft,…
- Nothing on earth is so weak and yielding as water, but for breaking down the firm and strong it has no equal.
- Nothing is weaker than water, Yet for overcoming what is hard and strong, Nothing surpasses it.
More Strong Quotes
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- I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own. — Dido Armstrong
- My mom was such a strong character. I don't want to say she was like a man, but she was tough. — Lance Armstrong
- Truth is strong, and sometime or other will prevail. — Mary Astell
- Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight… — Marcus Aurelius
- Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument in favor of matrimony. — Jane Austen
- The main reason for the failure of the modern medical science is that it is dealing with results and not causes. Nothing… — Edward Bach
- I think that it's important that the American people know that Barack Obama didn't have a mild association with Bill Ayers, he… — Michele Bachmann
- We need a strong, bold constitutional conservative who won't back down and who will fight for the values we believe in. That's… — Michele Bachmann
- I grew up with all mothers, all women. I come from a long line of matriarchs, very strong women. — Erykah Badu
- I was surrounded by strong women so it had never even occurred to me that women were anything other than equal to… — David Bailey
- I know a lot of shows are like, 'Here's the pages,' right before they start filming. I'd have a heart attack. The… — Alan Ball