"Understanding others is knowledge, Understanding oneself is enlightenment;……" — Laozi
"Understanding others is knowledge, Understanding oneself is enlightenment; Conquering others is power, Conquering oneself is strength."
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1,065 Quotes by Laozi
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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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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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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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I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over…
— Aristotle
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We live in a world of guns, bombs and terror. To conquer hate seems a nigh-impossible task.
— Theodore Bikel
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The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness.
— William Blake
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My journey continues, because I've, you know, conquered a lot. And I know how to conquer the rest.
— Mary J. Blige
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The first duty of man is to conquer fear; he must get rid of it, he cannot act till then.
— Thomas Carlyle
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If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
— Dale Carnegie
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Do the thing you fear to do and keep on doing it... that is the quickest and surest way ever…
— Dale Carnegie
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Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes…
— Dale Carnegie
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You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear…
— Dale Carnegie
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I don't conquer, I submit.
— Giacomo Casanova
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Sure I am of this, that you have only to endure to conquer.
— Winston Churchill
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I was only the servant of my country and had I, at any moment, failed to express her unflinching resolve…
— Winston Churchill
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