"He does not praise himself - yet he…" — Laozi

"He does not praise himself - yet he is respectable."

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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…
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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Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always… — Hannah Arendt
Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the… — Aristotle
Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. — Aristotle
For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too one day, or a short… — Aristotle
Nature does nothing in vain. — Aristotle
The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently;… — Aristotle
To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death,… — Aristotle
True information does good. — Julian Assange
I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as gainful employment, which I am glad to say does… — Dean Acheson
Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation. — Bashar al-Assad
No one is to be called an enemy, all are your benefactors, and no one does you harm. You have… — Francis of Assisi
Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty: permit the distinctive sign of our order to be that it does not… — Francis of Assisi

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