"What should be shrunken must first be stretched." — Laozi

"What should be shrunken must first be stretched."

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1,065 Quotes by Laozi

Laozi has 1,065 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

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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No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes. On the contrary, whatever the… — Hannah Arendt
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The first time Haiti had free and fair democratic elections was 1990, when I was elected. — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
I am lucky, I'm the first to admit that. — J. J. Abrams
Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. — Aristotle
For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor the truth first. — Aristotle
He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled. — Aristotle
In making a speech one must study three points: first, the means of producing persuasion; second, the language; third the… — Aristotle
Retired is being tired twice, I've thought, first tired of working, then tired of not. — Richard Armour
The first time that you escape from home or the small town that you live in - there's a reason… — Billie Joe Armstrong
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Ironically, the first thing that appealed to me about Islam was its pluralism. The fact that the Koran praises all… — Karen Armstrong

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