"What the Way is to the world, the……" — Laozi
"What the Way is to the world, the stream is to the river and the sea."
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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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I'll love you, dear, I'll love you till China and Africa meet and the river jumps over the mountain and…
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Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought…
— Marcus Aurelius
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In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of…
— Teresa of Avila
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Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid.
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The science of politics is the one science that is deposited by the streams of history, like the grains of…
— Lord Acton
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Love is the river of life in the world.
— Henry Ward Beecher
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I never wanted to be a model. My modelling career was nothing but a stepping stone to my acting career…
— Halle Berry
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The river flows at its own sweet will, but the flood is bound in the two banks. If it were…
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After crossing the Smoky Hill River, I felt comparatively safe as this was the last stream I had to cross.
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In this time the enemy began to undermine our fort, which was situated sixty yards from Kentucky River.
— Daniel Boone
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In the decline of the day, near Kentucky river, as we ascended the brow of a small hill, a number…
— Daniel Boone
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Time is the substance from which I am made. Time is a river which carries me along, but I am…
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