"Good leaders reach solutions, and then stop. They……" — Laozi

"Good leaders reach solutions, and then stop. They do not dare to rely on force."

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1,065 Quotes by Laozi

Laozi has 1,065 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Men are born soft and supple; dead, they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they…
Goodness strives not, and therefore it is not rebuked.
He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall…
Therefore the Sage embraces Unity, and is a model for all under Heaven. He is free from self-display, therefore he…
He who, conscious of being strong, is content to be weak, he shall be the paragon of mankind. Being the…
He who is great must make humility his base. He who is high must make lowliness his foundation. Thus, princes…
Thus it is that "Some things are increased by being diminished, others are diminished by being increased." What others have…
What makes a kingdom great is its being like a down-flowing river,--the central point towards which all the smaller streams…
Therefore, if a great kingdom humbles itself before a small kingdom, it shall make that small kingdom its prize. And…
The reason why rivers and seas are able to be lords over a hundred mountain streams, is that they know…
Therefore the Sage, wishing to be above the people, must by his words put himself below them; wishing to be…
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 Dare Quotes

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Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try. — Mary Kay Ash
Dare to risk public criticism. — Mary Kay Ash
There's something liberating about not pretending. Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk. — Drew Barrymore
Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write. — John Adams
You can only be as good as you dare to be bad. — John Barrymore
Who would dare assign to art the sterile function of imitating nature? — Charles Baudelaire
I hesitate to deposit money in a bank. I am afraid I shall never dare to take it out again.… — Jean Baudrillard
I dare not drink before a gig because I'll get tired and blow it. So I have to sit drinking… — John Bonham
I'm as skeptical as anyone would be about celebrities and causes - and I will dare to say to you… — Bono
I think that marriage is, dare I say it, between a man and a woman, hopefully for life and there… — Tony Abbott
There's a schizoid streak within the family anyway so I dare say that I'm affected by that. The majority of… — David Bowie
But he that dares not grasp the thorn Should never crave the rose. — Anne Bronte

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