"The sage governs by emptying senses and filling…" — Laozi
"The sage governs by emptying senses and filling bellies."
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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 Bellies Quotes
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For better or worse, zoos are how most people come to know big or exotic animals. Few will ever see…
— Diane Ackerman
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I think we all have a lot of darkness in our bellies. As an actor, the challenge of tapping into…
— Kevin Bacon
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Proletarian language is dictated by hunger. The poor chew words to fill their bellies.
— Theodor Adorno
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What you're going to be eating in the next year is decided by chefs. If the consensus is that pot-bellies…
— Anthony Bourdain
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The folks who go after grand challenges are impatient. They're pissed off. They're sick and tired, but in a passionate…
— Peter Diamandis
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Let not that man think he makes any progress in holiness who walks not over the bellies of his lusts.…
— John Owen
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But some of us are beginning to pull well away, in our irritation, from...the exquisite tasters, the vintage snobs, the…
— J. B. Priestley
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Motivation comes from within each individual. It's a personal thing. It's pride, guts, desire, whatever you want to call it;…
— Mike Ditka
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If men were equally at risk from this condition - if they knew their bellies might swell as if they…
— Barbara Ehrenreich
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Ethics is for people with full bellies.
— John Kessel
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Night. Heavenly delicious sweet night of the desert that calls all of us to love her. The night is our…
— Leslie Marmon Silko
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In other words, all of my books are lies. They are simply maps of a territory, shadows of a reality,…
— Ken Wilber
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