"The most eloquent seems to stutter." — Laozi
"The most eloquent seems to stutter."
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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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More Eloquent Quotes
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Music fills in for words a lot of the time when people don't know what to say, and I think…
— Bono
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Eloquent speech is not from lip to ear, but rather from heart to heart.
— William Jennings Bryan
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Silence is more eloquent than words.
— Thomas Carlyle
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If an eloquent speaker speak not the truth, is there a more horrid kind of object in creation?
— Thomas Carlyle
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Life in the country teaches one that the really stimulating things are the quiet, natural things, and the really wearisome…
— Beverley Nichols
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The talkative man speaks from his mouth, the eloquent man speaks from his heart.
— Joseph Joubert
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Money will say more in one moment than the most eloquent lover can in years.
— Henry Fielding
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When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double…
— George S. Patton
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He that can carp in the most eloquent or acute manner at the weakness of the human mind is held…
— Baruch Spinoza
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Sincerity, even if it speaks with a stutter, will sound eloquent when inspired.
— Eiji Yoshikawa
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Meditation is silence, energising and fulfilling. Silent is the eloquent expression of the inexpressible.
— Sri Chinmoy
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To become a lawyer you must discard your ethics and become an eloquent devil that views justice as god.
— Unknown Author
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