"I am at peace, and people become fair…" — Laozi

"I am at peace, and people become fair by themselves."

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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 Fair Quotes

This quote is filed under Fair Quotes, one of 2,223 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

The first time Haiti had free and fair democratic elections was 1990, when I was elected. — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
What a country needs to do is be fair to all its citizens - whether people are of a different… — Chinua Achebe
I'm a total Democrat. I'm anti-Republican. And it's only fair that you know it... I'm liberal. The L word! — Lauren Bacall
Now, there are so many movies, so many festivals, and so many awards going on, each judged with each other,… — Javier Bardem
The lover of life makes the whole world into his family, just as the lover of the fair sex creates… — Charles Baudelaire
Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends. — Henry Ward Beecher
Love consists in giving without getting in return; in giving what is not owed, what is not due the other.… — Mortimer Adler
When we ask for love, we don't ask others to be fair to us-but rather to care for us, to… — Mortimer Adler
When it comes to idiots, America's got more than its fair share. If idiots were energy, it would be a… — Lewis Black
Ah, lives of men! When prosperous they glitter - Like a fair picture; when misfortune comes - A wet sponge… — Aeschylus
We must pronounce him fortunate who has ended his life in fair prosperity. — Aeschylus
My friends, whoever has had experience of evils knows how whenever a flood of ills comes upon mortals, a man… — Aeschylus

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