"If princes and kings were not exalted they……" — Laozi
"If princes and kings were not exalted they might be overthrown."
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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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I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do not remain humble and meek…
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As long as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than on their benefactors, the thirst…
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The recurrence of a phenomenon like Edison is not very likely. The profound change of conditions and the ever increasing…
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In such sad circumstances I but see myself exalted by my own enemies, for in order to defeat some small…
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Because the Lord Jesus died on the Cross, I have received forgiveness of sins; because the Lord Jesus rose from…
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When love is accompanied with deep intimacy, it raises us to the highest level of human experience. In this exalted…
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Joy is love exalted; peace is love in response; long-suffering is love enduring; gentleness is love in society; goodness is…
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The black masses want not to be shrunk from as though they are plague-ridden. They want not to be walled…
— Malcolm X
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From the war of nature, from famine and death, the most exalted object which we are capable of conceiving, namely,…
— Charles Darwin
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It is not our exalted feelings, it is our sentiments that build the necessary home.
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