"Those who know when to halt are unharmed." — Laozi
"Those who know when to halt are unharmed."
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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 Halt Quotes
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When you first start out, you are just happy to get a job, any job. And as time goes on,…
— George Clooney
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On immigration policy, I believe we ought to call an immediate halt, stop illegal immigration and reduce legal immigration back…
— Pat Buchanan
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To follow, without halt, one aim: There's the secret of success.
— Anna Pavlova
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Literature is a defense against the attacks of life. It says to life: You can't deceive me. I know your…
— Cesare Pavese
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If a man aspires to the highest place, it is no dishonor to him to halt at the second.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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If we do not halt this steady process of building commissions and regulatory bodies and the special legislation like huge…
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Ready-to-Halt, Poor Fearing, and thou, Mrs. Despondency, and Much-afraid, go often there [the empty tomb]; let it be your favorite…
— Charles Spurgeon
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I feel like giving myself a pat on the back. We can create history tonight. We can bid goodbye to…
— Helle Thorning-Schmidt
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Infantry must move forward to close with the enemy. It must shoot in order to move.... To halt under fire…
— George S. Patton
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On dispersive ground, therefore, fight not. On facile ground, halt not. On contentious ground, attack not. On open ground, do…
— Sun Tzu
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One can truly say that the irresistible progress of natural science since the time of Galileo has made its first…
— Ivan Pavlov
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If you are through with dreams, then progress halts.
— Baba Amte
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