Knowledge Quote by Lao Tzu

The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.

— Laozi

“Truly they who know still know nothing if the strength of love be not theirs; for the true sage is not he who sees,…

— Maurice Maeterlinck

“Therefore the sage desires what (other men) do not desire, and does not prize things difficult to get; he learns what (other men) do…

— Lao Tzu

“The sage does not accumulate (for himself). The more that he expends for others, the more does he possess of his own; the more…

— Lao Tzu

“When an ordinary man attains knowledge, he is a sage; when a sage attains understanding, he is an ordinary man”

— Anonymous

“Therefore the sage, while he never does what is great, is able on that account to accomplish the greatest things.”

— Lao Tzu

“Therefore the sage puts his own person last, and yet it is found in the foremost place; he treats his person as if it…

— Lao Tzu

“The sage has no mind of his own. He is aware of the needs of others. I am good to people who are good.…

— Lao Tzu

The sage seeks freedom from desire. He does not collect precious things. He learns not to hold on to ideas. He brings men back…

— Laozi

“A wise person is the one who knows what he knows and what he does not know.”

— Mohith Agadi

“The Sage desires only one thing, virtue, and he is cautious about only one thing, vice. He is the same in every circumstance because…

— Donald J. Robertson

“He who knows himself, knows his Lord' means, among other things, that self-deception prevents knowledge.”

— Idries Shah