"Gain or loss, what is worse?" — Laozi
"Gain or loss, what is worse?"
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1,065 Quotes by Laozi
Laozi has 1,065 quotes on this site.
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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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More Gain Quotes
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The end of labor is to gain leisure.
— Aristotle
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Our efforts are not aimed at isolating Israel or de-legitimizing it; rather we want to gain legitimacy for the cause…
— Mahmoud Abbas
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If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose one friend; on the other…
— Saint Augustine
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It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found - not hidden away in corners but in the…
— Teresa of Avila
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If you make listening and observation your occupation you will gain much more than you can by talk.
— Robert Baden-Powell
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I eat cheese and salami and a lot of fried chicken. I eat a big bag of oatmeal-raisin cookies every…
— Ellen Barkin
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More and more political analysts and weak-kneed politicians are advising the historically pro-life Republican Party to abandon its pro-life stance…
— Gary Bauer
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The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise, are good nature, truth, good sense,…
— Joseph Addison
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Besides the physical ordinance of baptism and the laying on of hands, one must be spiritually born again to gain…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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An anxious unrest, a fierce craving desire for gain has taken possession of the commercial world, and in instances no…
— Felix Adler
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One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness.
— Josh Billings
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To mourn and bewail your ill-fortune, when you will gain a tear from those who listen, this is worth the…
— Aeschylus
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