"Displaying riches and titles with pride brings about……" — Laozi
"Displaying riches and titles with pride brings about one's downfall."
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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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The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil…
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Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do…
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Lies are sufficient to breed opinion, and opinion brings on substance.
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Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive…
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Now, if you notice how the swan, putting its neck down into the deep water, brings up food for itself…
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Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.
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It is not in giving life but in risking life that man is raised above the animal; that is why…
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Every day brings new choices.
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