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Values Quotes by Laozi
- Weapons are the tools of violence;all decent men detest them.Weapons are the tools of fear;a decent man will avoid themexcept in the direst necessityand, if…
- The feminine values are the fountain of bliss. Know the masculine, Keep to the feminine.
- The value comes from what is there, but the use comes from what is not there.
- The value of teaching without words and accomplishing without action is understood by few in the world.
- The sage desires no desire, does not value rare treasures, learns without learning, recovers what people have left behind.
- Those who are quiet value the words. When their task is completed, people will say: We did it ourselves.
- The good man is the teacher of the bad, And the bad is the material from which the good may learn. He who does not…
- . . . learn to value what is important today in the subtle realm rather than what appears desirable tomorrow in the worldly realm.
- The value of actions lies in their timing.
- Weapons are not proper instruments for gentle people; they use them only when they have no other choice. Peace and quiet are what they value.…
- The Tao is the center of the universe, the good man's treasure, the bad man's refuge. Honors can be bought with fine words, respect can…
- 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…
- Therefore: In dwelling, choose modest quarters, in thinking, value stillness, in dealing with others, be kind, in choosing words, be sincere, in leading, be just,…
More Values Quotes
- The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival. — Aristotle
- The extravagant expenditure of public money is an evil not to be measured by the value of that money to the people… — Chester A. Arthur
- If Republicans are aiming for the heart, for compassion, the last thing they should do is abandon the sanctity of life. Instead,… — Gary Bauer
- There is reason to suspect, that the distinctions of mankind have more show than value, when it is found that all agree… — Samuel Johnson
- Let us never lose sight of the fact that education is a preparation for life - and that preparing for life is… — Ezra Taft Benson
- [Our goal] is to help revive America's traditional values: faith, family, neighborhood, work and freedom. Government has no business enforcing these values… — Ronald Reagan
- But human beings fall easily into despair, and from the very beginning we invented stories that enabled us to place our lives… — Karen Armstrong
- A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value. — Isaac Asimov