Achieve Quote by Laozi

The sage acts without taking credit. He accomplishes without dwelling on it. He does not want to display his worth.

— Laozi

The sage never seems to know his own merits, for only by not noticing them can you call others' attention to them.

— Baltasar Gracian

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

The sage desires no desire, does not value rare treasures, learns without learning, recovers what people have left behind.

— Laozi

“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

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

— Laozi

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

— Lao Tzu

The sage does not act and therefore does not fail, does not seize and therefore does not lose.

— Laozi

The sage's Way is to act and not to contend.

— Laozi

“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 has no concern for himself, but makes the concerns of others his own.

— Laozi

He is a despicable sage whose wisdom does not profit himself.

— Publilius Syrus