"Time is a created thing. To say 'I……" — Laozi
"Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time' is to say 'I don't want to.'"
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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 Created Quotes
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The people in power have created an obesity epidemic.
— Robert Atkins
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I often get letters, quite frequently, from people who say how they like the programmes a lot, but I never…
— David Attenborough
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To suggest that God specifically created a worm to torture small African children is blasphemy as far as I can…
— David Attenborough
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Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests in Thee.
— Saint Augustine
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He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent.
— Saint Augustine
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Nothing can be compared to the great beauty and capabilities of a soul; however keen our intellects may be, they…
— Teresa of Avila
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What matters is to live in the present, live now, for every moment is now. It is your thoughts and…
— Sai Baba
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Let love flow so that it cleanses the world. Then man can live in peace, instead of the state of…
— Sai Baba
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All of the problems we're facing with debt are manmade problems. We created them. It's called fantasy economics. Fantasy economics…
— Michele Bachmann
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Mitt Romney understands the private sector, he understands how profit is created, and he isn't embarrassed by it.
— Michele Bachmann
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Government is necessary for our survival. We need government in order to survive. The Founding Fathers created a special place…
— Michael Badnarik
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St. Paul would say to the philosophers that God created man so that he would seek the Divine, try to…
— Hans Urs von Balthasar
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