"Not praising the deserving prevents envy." — Laozi

"Not praising the deserving prevents envy."

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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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Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. — Aristotle
Good ale, the true and proper drink of Englishmen. He is not deserving of the name of Englishman who speaketh… — George Henry Borrow
We need to finally accept that all sentient creatures are deserving of basic rights. I define basic rights as this… — Moby
Self-esteem is directly linked to deserving success. You must deserve victory to feel good about yourself. — Rick Pitino
Nor was civil society founded merely to preserve the lives of its members; but that they might live well: for… — Aristotle
We have always wanted Google to be a company that is deserving of great love. But we recognize this is… — Larry Page
The first and almost the only Book deserving of universal attention is the Bible. — John Quincy Adams
The way to secure success is to be more anxious about obtaining than about deserving it. — William Hazlitt
In every country and every age, the priest has been hostile to liberty. He is always in alliance with the… — Thomas Jefferson
There are three kinds of praise, that which we yield, that which we lend, and that which we pay. We… — Charles Caleb Colton
Better to deserve praise without having it, than to have it without deserving it. — Ivan Panin
Grace is free sovereign favor to the ill-deserving. — B. B. Warfield

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