"When cleverness emerges There is great hypocrisy." — Laozi

"When cleverness emerges There is great hypocrisy."

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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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Never under any circumstances take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night. — Dave Barry
Our job is to sell our clients' merchandise... not ourselves. Our job is to kill the cleverness that makes us… — William Bernbach
Mother is far too clever to understand anything she does not like. — Arnold Bennett
I remember devouring the entire Hardy Boys series over one summer, enthralled by their bravery and cleverness. — Dan Brown
We learned to be patient observers like the owl. We learned cleverness from the crow, and courage from the jay,… — Tom Brown, Jr.
The great gift of conversation lies less in displaying it ourselves than in drawing it out of others. He who… — Jean de la Bruyere
I am firmly of the opinion that women who make a lot of effort to hang onto their looks in… — Julie Burchill
Clever men are good, but they are not the best. — Thomas Carlyle
Clever people will recognize and tolerate nothing but cleverness. — Henri Frederic Amiel
Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing. — Henri Frederic Amiel
Now that cleverness was the fashion most people were clever - even perfect fools; and cleverness after all was often… — Walter de La Mare
Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak. — Sun Tzu

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