"Cultivate virtue in the world, and it will…" — Laozi
"Cultivate virtue in the world, and it will be universal."
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1,065 Quotes by Laozi
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Men are born soft and supple; dead, they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they…
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Goodness strives not, and therefore it is not rebuked.
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He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall…
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Therefore the Sage embraces Unity, and is a model for all under Heaven. He is free from self-display, therefore he…
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He who, conscious of being strong, is content to be weak, he shall be the paragon of mankind. Being the…
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He who is great must make humility his base. He who is high must make lowliness his foundation. Thus, princes…
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Thus it is that "Some things are increased by being diminished, others are diminished by being increased." What others have…
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What makes a kingdom great is its being like a down-flowing river,--the central point towards which all the smaller streams…
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Therefore, if a great kingdom humbles itself before a small kingdom, it shall make that small kingdom its prize. And…
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The reason why rivers and seas are able to be lords over a hundred mountain streams, is that they know…
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Therefore the Sage, wishing to be above the people, must by his words put himself below them; wishing to be…
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The Sage expects no recognition for what he does; he achieves merit but does not take it to himself; he…
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Ignorance is an evil weed, which dictators may cultivate among their dupes, but which no democracy can afford among its…
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Therefore I feel that the aforementioned guiding principle must be modified to read: If you desire peace, cultivate justice, but…
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Every person is endowed with God-given abilities, and we must cultivate every ounce of talent we have in order to…
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What the public criticizes in you, cultivate. It is you.
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We profess to teach the principles and practice of medicine, or, in other words, the science and art of medicine.…
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The most innovative designers consciously reject the standard option box and cultivate an appetite for thinking wrong.
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A warrior must cultivate the feeling that he has everything needed for the extravagant journey that is his life. What…
— Carlos Castaneda
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Do not be troubled for a language, cultivate your soul and she will show herself.
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Instead of boiling up individuals into the species, I would draw a chalk circle round every individuality, and preach to…
— Jane Welsh Carlyle
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It's ironic that those who till the soil, cultivate and harvest the fruits, vegetables, and other foods that fill your…
— Cesar Chavez
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What does labor want? We want more schoolhouses and less jails; more books and less arsenals; more learning and less…
— Samuel Gompers
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Education is the best means-probably the only means-by which nations can cultivate a degree of objectivity about each other's behavior…
— J. William Fulbright
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