"What is firmly rooted cannot be pulled out" — Laozi
"What is firmly rooted cannot be pulled out"
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1,065 Quotes by Laozi
Laozi has 1,065 quotes on this site.
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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 Firmly Quotes
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Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.
— Isaac Asimov
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I was once a graduate student in Victorian literature, and I believe as the Victorian novelists did, that a novel…
— Margaret Atwood
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To be a good actor... it is necessary to have a firmly tempered soul, to be surprised at nothing, to…
— Sarah Bernhardt
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Karma brings us ever back to rebirth, binds us to the wheel of births and deaths. Good Karma drags us…
— Annie Besant
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For I firmly believe that Jewish life, indeed any communal life, can only be organized according to democratic principles.
— Theodore Bikel
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When I get on stage, my first goal is not to show my expertise, but on the contrary, to give…
— Andrea Bocelli
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Felicity, the companion of content, is rather found in our own breasts than in the enjoyment of external things; and…
— Daniel Boone
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We will use all lawful tools at our disposal, and that includes authorities under the renewed PATRIOT Act. We firmly…
— John O. Brennan
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If you would have your son to walk honourably through the world, you must not attempt to clear the stones…
— Anne Bronte
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I am firmly of the opinion that women who make a lot of effort to hang onto their looks in…
— Julie Burchill
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Many people in Europe and the U.S. dispute the thesis that we are living through a clash of civilisations between…
— Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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I am amazed at radio DJ's today. I am firmly convinced that AM on my radio stands for Absolute Moron.…
— Jasper Carrott
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