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Words Quotes by Laozi
- Therefore the Sage, wishing to be above the people, must by his words put himself below them; wishing to be before the people, he must…
- If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your…
- The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.
- Kind words elicit trust. Kind thoughts create depth. Kind deeds bring love.
- Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good.
- Tao is beyond words and beyond understanding. Words may be used to speak of it, but they cannot contain it. Tao existed before words and…
- 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.…
- I confess that there is nothing to teach: no religion, no science, no writings which will lead your mind back to Spirit. Today I speak…
- Take time to listen to what is said without words, to obey the law too subtle to be written, to worship the unnameable and to…
- Watch your thoughts, they become words...
- Can you let go of words and ideas, attitudes and expectations? If so, then the Tao will loom into view.
- I do not know its name. I call it the Way. For the lack of better words I call it great.
- Words spoken about the Way have no taste. When looked at, there's not enough to see. When listened to, there's not enough to hear. When…
- True words seem false.
- True words are not pleasing. Pleasing words are not true.
- My words are very easy to understand and very easy to practice. Still, no one in the world can understand or practice them.
- My words have an origin. My deeds have a sovereign. Truly, because people do not understand this, they do not understand me.
- The value of teaching without words and accomplishing without action is understood by few in the world.
- Fine words are traded. Noble deeds gain respect. But people who are not good, why abandon them?
- A multitude of words is tiresome, unlike remaining centered.
- Those who are quiet value the words. When their task is completed, people will say: We did it ourselves.
- To be of few words is natural.
- Nothing in the world is as soft and yielding as water. Yet for dissolving the hard and inflexible, nothing can surpass it. The soft overcomes…
- Goodness in words creates trust, goodness in thinking creates depth, goodness in giving creates love.
- My own words are not the medicine, but a prescription; not the destination, but a map to help you reach it. When you get there,…
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- Nothing we use or hear or touch can be expressed in words that equal what is given by the senses. — Hannah Arendt
- I write the paragraph, then I'm crossing out, changing words, trying to improve it. When it seems more or less OK, then… — Paul Auster
- Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words. — Francis of Assisi
- When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we see something… — Chinua Achebe
- Mr. Bean is at his best when he is not using words, but I am equally at home in both verbal and… — Rowan Atkinson
- I don't think of poetry as a 'rational' activity but as an aural one. My poems usually begin with words or phrases… — Margaret Atwood
- The genesis of a poem for me is usually a cluster of words. The only good metaphor I can think of is… — Margaret Atwood
- The words of a dead man are modified in the guts of the living. — Wystan Hugh Auden
- The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences. — Saint Augustine
- Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride… — Jane Austen
- Prayer is an act of love; words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the… — Teresa of Avila
- The custom of speaking to God Almighty as freely as with a slave - caring nothing whether the words are suitable or… — Teresa of Avila