"The sage attends to the belly, and not…" — Laozi
"The sage attends to the belly, and not to what he sees."
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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 Attends Quotes
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If success attends my steps, honor and glory await my name-if defeat, still shall it be said we died like…
— Zebulon Pike
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Nor was civil society founded merely to preserve the lives of its members; but that they might live well: for…
— Aristotle
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Rashness attends youth, as prudence does old age.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Out of suffering comes the serious mind; out of salvation, the grateful heart; out of endurance, fortitude; out of deliverance…
— Teresa of Avila
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Epicurus says, "gratitude is a virtue that has commonly profit annexed to it." And where is the virtue that has…
— Seneca the Younger
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What rage for fame attends both great and small! Better be damned than mentioned not at all.
— John Wolcot
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He who sedulously attends, pointedly asks, calmly speaks, coolly answers and ceases when he has no more to say is…
— Johann Kaspar Lavater
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A country of a thousand war-chariots cannot be administered unless the ruler attends strictly to business, punctually observes his promises,…
— Confucius
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He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes…
— Mencius
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I have the loving support of my girlfriend who still attends Wake Forest and is nearing graduation. She helps me…
— Tim Duncan
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Thousands of people are being buried and no one attends the funerals,' said one of the soldiers. 'In peacetime it's…
— Vasily Grossman
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Each family of the United States military now attends to their loved ones funeral with a wrenching worry that it…
— Steve Buyer
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