"He who talks more is sooner exhausted." — Laozi
"He who talks more is sooner exhausted."
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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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The Sage expects no recognition for what he does; he achieves merit but does not take it to himself; he…
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To those who have exhausted politics, nothing remains but abstract thought.
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The sun was like a great visiting presence that stimulated and took its due from all animal energy. When it…
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Two sittings a day of my models and I'm totally exhausted.
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I think I'm chronically exhausted.
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I believe in playing with your heart, with every fiber in your body-fairly, squarely, by the rules-to win. And I…
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In dealing with those who are undergoing great suffering, if you feel "burnout" setting in, if you feel demoralized and…
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A population weakened and exhausted by battling against so many obstacles - whose needs are never satisfied and desires never…
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But every soil becomes finally exhausted, and the ploughshare of evil must always come once more.
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Rest in natural great peace, this exhausted mind, beaten helpless by karma and neurotic thought, like the relentless fury of…
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