"He who is attached to things will suffer…" — Laozi

"He who is attached to things will suffer much."

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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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Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
For some reason, all my characters come to me with their names attached to them. I never have to search… — Paul Auster
When you work in a different language you are not so attached to the words. — Antonio Banderas
All religious leaders and spiritual teachers emphasize finding a place within us that is true. People who obsessively follow these… — Martha Beck
A fact in itself is nothing. It is valuable only for the idea attached to it, or for the proof… — Claude Bernard
Bigot: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain. — Ambrose Bierce
I think failure is nothing more than life's way of nudging you that you are off course. My attitude to… — Sara Blakely
Nothing is going to stop Mike Tyson that doesn't have a motor attached. — David Brenner
Have a mind that's open to everything, get attached to nothing. — Gary Busey
It's part of a writer's profession, as it's part of a spy's profession, to prey on the community to which… — John le Carre
It was a challenge to be able to create a character without being able to use one's normal set of… — Helena Bonham Carter
He who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is… — Chanakya

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