"Excellent conquerors do not engage." — Laozi
"Excellent conquerors do not engage."
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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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Religion is the organization of spirituality into something that became the hand maiden of conquerors. Nearly all religions were brought…
— John Henrik Clarke
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It is unfortunate that so much of the history of Africa has been written by conquerors, foreigners, missionaries and adventurers.…
— John Henrik Clarke
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The best soldiers are not warlike; the best fighters do not lose their temper. The greatest conquerors are those who…
— Laozi
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When it comes to physicians there is a common thread that is a major barrier to solving our concerns. We…
— Brian Day
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War...is harmful, not only to the conquered but to the conqueror.
— Ludwig von Mises
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Captive Greece took captive her savage conqueror.
— Horace
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Many men nourish a pride which urges them to conceal their struggles and show themselves only as conquerors.
— Honore de Balzac
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Your responsibility as a parent is not as great as you might imagine. You need not supply the world with…
— Fran Lebowitz
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PATRIOT, n. One to whom the interests of a part seem superior to those of the whole. The dupe of…
— Ambrose Bierce
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Gold is the key, whatever else we try; and that sweet metal aids the conqueror in every case, in love…
— Moliere
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In imperialism nothing fails like success. If the conqueror oppresses his subjects, they will become fanatical patriots, and sooner or…
— William Ralph Inge
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Kill one man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill them all,…
— Jean Rostand
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