"No misfortune is worse than underestimating the enemy.……" — Laozi
"No misfortune is worse than underestimating the enemy. Underestimating the enemy, I risk losing my treasure."
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1,065 Quotes by Laozi
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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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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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In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.
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Cheney is a terrorist. He terrorizes our enemies abroad and innocent citizens here at home indiscriminately.
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Biography should be written by an acute enemy.
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