"The ruler attains wholeness in the correct governance……" — Laozi

"The ruler attains wholeness in the correct governance of the people."

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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…
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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No student ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him: it is the amount and… — Charles Kendall Adams
No one ever attains success by simply doing what is required of him. — Charles Kendall Adams
Youth is the spirit of adventure and awakening. It is a time of physical emerging when the body attains the… — Ezra Taft Benson
Youth is to all the glad season of life; but often only by what it hopes, not by what it… — Thomas Carlyle
Therefore, if a great kingdom humbles itself before a small kingdom, it shall make that small kingdom its prize. And… — Laozi
Effective prayer is prayer that attains what it seeks. It is prayer that moves God, effecting its end. — Charles Grandison Finney
If there is no silence beyond and within the many words of doctrine, there is no religion, only a religious… — Thomas Merton
The significance of a man is not in what he attains, but rather what he longs to attain. — Khalil Gibran
The higher culture an individual attains, the less field there is left for mockery and scorn. — Friedrich Nietzsche
A man of knowing attains to a sense of humour. Let this always be remembered. If you see someone who… — Rajneesh
I have made a great discovery. I no longer believe in anything. Objects don't exist for me except in so… — Georges Braque
When the color achieves richness, the form attains its fullness also. — Paul Cezanne

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