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Wise Quotes by Laozi
- The wise man, after learning something new, is afraid to learn anything more until he has put his first lesson into practice.
- The wise man puts himself last and finds himself first.
- True words aren't eloquent; eloquent words aren't true. Wise men don't need to prove their point; men who need to prove their point aren't wise.…
- The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.
- The Wise Man is square but not sharp, honest but not not malign, straight but not severe, bright but not dazzling.
- Those who understand others are clever, those who understand themselves are wise.
- 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…
- Much knowledge will corrupt the heart,/When partly understood,/And so the people grow too smart,/But neither wise nor good.
- The wise are not learned, the learned are not wise.
- The wise man is one who knows what he does not know.
- Praise of power leads to weakness; Love of things leads to loss; The wise one leads by filling people's hearts; He destroys illusion and disturbs…
- Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man's tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.
- The wise leader settles for good work and then lets others have the floor.
- The truly wise are content to be last. They are, therefore, first. They are indifferent to themselves. They are, therefore self-confident.
- Being satisfied with little, you can gain much. Seeking much you will go astray. The wise heeds this precept. If it could be so with…
- The wise trusts not only to his physical eyes - thus he can see clearly.
- The wise does not think that only he is right -thus he knows the truth.
- The wise cares about everyone, and he becomes an example to all.
- The wise man doesn't compete; therefore nobody can compete with him.
- A winner listens, a loser just waits until it is their turn to talk.
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