"Behave simply and hold on to purity." — Laozi

"Behave simply and hold on to purity."

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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 Behave Quotes

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I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can… — Alexis Arguello
I would not suggest the U.S. should sit down with the North Koreans bilaterally immediately after they've fired missiles -… — Richard Armitage
Even if I don't always behave as I should, this still doesn't explain why so many people have something against… — Mario Balotelli
The less I behave like Whistler's mother the night before, the more I look like her the morning after. — Tallulah Bankhead
Men are beasts and even beasts don't behave as they do. — Brigitte Bardot
There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, that… — James Truslow Adams
Man is defined as a human being and a woman as a female - whenever she behaves as a human… — Simone de Beauvoir
Although I behave in a quite reserved way in my personal life, give me a stage and I'll be as… — Danny Boyle
Once you get labelled, people expect you to behave within the very narrow confines of that label. — Jo Brand
Temptation to behave is terrible. — Bertolt Brecht
I've handled colour as a man should behave. You may conclude that I consider ethics and aesthetics as one. — Josef Albers
I believe that you control your destiny, that you can be what you want to be. You can also stop… — Leo Buscaglia

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