"The highest virtue is not virtuous. Therefore it……" — Laozi

"The highest virtue is not virtuous. Therefore it has virtue. The lowest virtue holds on to virtue. Therefore it has no virtue."

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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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The things that people do now in sports, you can't even believe. These are complete total athletes. To see what… — Billie Joe Armstrong
To seek the highest good is to live well. — Saint Augustine
Imagination is the highest kite one can fly. — Lauren Bacall
Happiness is the reward we get for living to the highest right we know. — Richard Bach
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. — Lord Acton
The show business has all phases and grades of dignity, from the exhibition of a monkey to the exposition of… — P T Barnum
Both the Democratic and Republican parties are bought and paid for by corporate America and cater to the needs of… — Roseanne Barr
The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government… — John Quincy Adams
The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret… — Joseph Addison
And I've come to the place where I believe that there's no way to solve these problems, these issues -… — Glenn Beck
Art is elemental. Reason alone as it's expressed in the sciences can't be man's complete answer to reality, and it… — Pope Benedict XVI
Our mothers put God first when they fill their highest mission within the walls of their own homes. — Ezra Taft Benson

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