"The softest in the world surpasses the hardest…" — Laozi
"The softest in the world surpasses the hardest in the world."
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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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I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over…
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We have the hardest working people in the world, the most adaptable and the most congenial to employ.
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The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any.
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The easiest kind of relationship for me is with ten thousand people. The hardest is with one.
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Death is the easiest of all things after it, and the hardest of all things before it.
— Abu Bakr
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In life, all good things come hard, but wisdom is the hardest to come by.
— Lucille Ball
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Love is the hardest habit to break, and the most difficult to satisfy.
— Drew Barrymore
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In truth, to know oneself seems to be the hardest of all things. Not only our eye, which observes external…
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The hardest part of anything is making a dish consistently great - you order it seven years later, if it's…
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I was one of the hardest-hitting conservatives on George W. Bush. Republicans didn't like me on George W. Bush. Republicans…
— Glenn Beck
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What's hardest for me to swallow is when there is a love story, say, with a really high-profile male star…
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