"Those who boast are not respected." — Laozi

"Those who boast are not respected."

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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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Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect… — Jane Austen
My natural instinct after doing something shameful is not to rush into the street boasting about it but to put… — Russell Baker
We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment. How many people can boast as much? — Samuel Beckett
Be bold and boast, just like the cock beside the hen. — Aeschylus
I grew up in a completely bookless household. It was my father's boast that he had never read a book… — John le Carre
It will yet be the proud boast of women that they never contributed a line to the Bible. — George William Foote
Mobile phones are the only subject on which men boast about who's got the smallest. — Neil Kinnock
A lady could not boast of her chastity who was never tempted. — Michel de Montaigne
I come from grunge, and then Brit-pop, scenes where you boast about how little you spent on an outfit. ...… — Caitlin Moran
We have abundant reason to rejoice that in this Land the light of truth and reason has triumphed over the… — George Washington
Oh! Speculators on things, boast not of knowing the things that nature ordinarily brings about; but rejoice if you know… — Leonardo da Vinci
Boasts are wind and deeds are hard. — Isaac Asimov

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