"Dignified, like a guest." — Laozi
"Dignified, like a guest."
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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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Cats must have three names-an everyday name, such as Peter; a more particular, dignified name, such as Quaxo, Bombalurina, or…
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If you shamefully misuse a cat once she will always maintain a dignified reserve toward you afterward. You will never…
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Criticism, though dignified from the earliest ages by the labours of men eminent for knowledge and sagacity, has not yet…
— Samuel Johnson
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We have a habit in writing articles published in scientific journals to make the work as finished as possible, to…
— Richard P. Feynman
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...with a cat you stand on much the same footing that you stand with a fine and dignified friend; if…
— Carl Van Vechten
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It's always been my personal feeling that unless you are married, there is something that is not very dignified about…
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Be dignified, honest and truthful.
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