"Those who are quiet value the words. When……" — Laozi

"Those who are quiet value the words. When their task is completed, people will say: We did it ourselves."

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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Any task can be completed in only one-third more time than is currently estimated. — Norman Ralph Augustine
Do not compute the totality of your poultry population until all the manifestations of incubation have been entirely completed. — William Jennings Bryan
The truth is, of course, that history is not completed in modern commerce any more than philosophy is perfected in… — James Buchan
Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute! Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Only engage, and then… — Jean Anouilh
Eddie sees the big picture. He's clearly got a vision of how to make this thing the big event. And… — Susan Collins
Your mind is an instrument, a tool. It is there to be used for a specific task, and when the… — Eckhart Tolle
The general must be the first in the toils and fatigues of the army. In the heat of summer he… — Sun Tzu
I began by tinkering around with some old tunes I knew. Then, just to try something different, I set to… — Duke Ellington
Today the guns are silent. A great tragedy has ended. A great victory has been won. The skies no longer… — Douglas MacArthur
We may say that on the first Good Friday afternoon was completed that great act by which light conquered darkness… — Phillips Brooks
We may say that on the first Good Friday afternoon was completed that great act by which light conquered darkness… — Phillips Brooks
Dream golf is simply golf played on another course. We chip from glass tables onto moving stairways; we swing in… — John Updike

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