"By not claiming to be first in the…" — Laozi
"By not claiming to be first in the world one can rule."
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1,065 Quotes by Laozi
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But we will say something else. That for far too long in this country, people who can work, people who…
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Great masters neither want nor need your worship. Your greatest gift to them and yourself is to emulate their divinity…
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No engineer can go upon a new work and not find something peculiar, that will demand his careful reflection, and…
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Rejoice when other scientists do not believe what you know to be true. It will give you extra time to…
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Unless a man gives himself entirely to the Cross, in a spirit of humility and self-abasement; unless he casts himself…
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Claiming certainty without corroborating evidence is stupid.
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And who can deny that Stalin and Mao, not to mention Pol Pot and a host of others, all committed…
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Not managing your time and making excuses are two bad habits. Don't put them both together by claiming you 'don't…
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Let woman then go on-not asking favors, but claiming as a right the removal of all hindrances to her elevation…
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The way, and the only way, to stop this evil is for all the red men to unite in claiming…
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Claiming that someone's marriage is against your religion is like being angry at someone for eating a donut because you're…
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If the abuse be enormous, nature will rise up, and claiming her original rights, overturn a corrupt political system.
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