"Governing a large state is like boiling a…" — Laozi
"Governing a large state is like boiling a small fish."
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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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More Boiling Quotes
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In general I was a good kid. It usually took a lot to make me mad. But once I reached…
— Benjamin Carson
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Instead of boiling up individuals into the species, I would draw a chalk circle round every individuality, and preach to…
— Jane Welsh Carlyle
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The smell of coffee cooking was a reason for growing up, because children were never allowed to have it and…
— Edna Lewis
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The coffee was boiling over a charcoal fire, and large slices of bread and butter were piled one upon the…
— Charles Dickens
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I think egg boiling is the hardest thing I've ever done, but I can make a tiramisu anytime you want.
— Catherine Zeta-Jones
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This discipline and rough treatment are a furnace to extract the silver from the dross. This testing purifies the gold…
— Rumi
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One evening, when I was yet in my nurse's arms, I wanted to touch the tea urn, which was boiling…
— John Ruskin
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Running gives me a clearer perspective on the world ... I've always seen the world by running, and that has…
— Grete Waitz
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Karate is like boiling water: without heat, it returns to it's tepid state
— Gichin Funakoshi
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That devilish Iron Horse, whose ear-rending neigh is heard throughout the town, has muddied the Boiling Spring with his foot,…
— Henry David Thoreau
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I had a creative hot streak in the 1940s and since then I’ve been pot boiling.
— Stephen Shore
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What people don't realize is that the so-called Seattle grunge scene grew out of several close-knit gourmet supper clubs -…
— Kurt Cobain
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