"A winner listens, a loser just waits until……" — Laozi

"A winner listens, a loser just waits until it is their turn to talk."

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1,065 Quotes by Laozi

Laozi has 1,065 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Men are born soft and supple; dead, they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they…
Goodness strives not, and therefore it is not rebuked.
He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall…
Therefore the Sage embraces Unity, and is a model for all under Heaven. He is free from self-display, therefore he…
He who, conscious of being strong, is content to be weak, he shall be the paragon of mankind. Being the…
He who is great must make humility his base. He who is high must make lowliness his foundation. Thus, princes…
Thus it is that "Some things are increased by being diminished, others are diminished by being increased." What others have…
What makes a kingdom great is its being like a down-flowing river,--the central point towards which all the smaller streams…
Therefore, if a great kingdom humbles itself before a small kingdom, it shall make that small kingdom its prize. And…
The reason why rivers and seas are able to be lords over a hundred mountain streams, is that they know…
Therefore the Sage, wishing to be above the people, must by his words put himself below them; wishing to be…
The Sage expects no recognition for what he does; he achieves merit but does not take it to himself; he…

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More Listens Quotes

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It's important for me who is at the table with me; the moment when everyone speaks to each other and… — Andrea Bocelli
Cats and dogs believe politicians are like cemetery caregivers; they are on top of everyone, but nobody listens. — Rita Mae Brown
If anything, a lot of electronic music is music that no one listens to at home, hardly. It's really only… — David Byrne
Reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks in the woods and listens carefully, he can learn more… — George Washington Carver
Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and acts on it, he is… — Pablo Casals
He listens well who takes notes. — Dante Alighieri
The poet doesn't invent. He listens. — Jean Cocteau
Some who attempt prayer never have the sense of anyone listening on the other end. They blame themselves for doing… — Philip Yancey
Nothing is harder to see into thanpeoples nature. The sage looks at subtle phenomena and listens tosmall voices. This harmonizes… — Zhuge Liang
Everybody talks and everybody listens, and somehow the truth just always comes up missin. — Drake
A man who listens because he has nothing to say can hardly be a source of inspiration. The only listening… — Agnes Repplier
Man is a marvelous curiosity...he thinks he is the Creator's pet...he even believes the Creator loves him; has passion for… — Mark Twain

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