"When leading people and serving Heaven, nothing exceeds……" — Laozi

"When leading people and serving Heaven, nothing exceeds moderation."

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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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When knowledge is limited - it leads to folly... When knowledge exceeds a certain limit, it leads to exploitation. — Abu Bakr
The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to… — Napoleon Bonaparte
God's willingness to answer our prayers exceeds our willingness to give good and necessary things to our children, just as… — Edward McKendree Bounds
When your sense of worth exceeds your conditions, conditions will shift to match your vision. — Alan Cohen
When our knowing exceeds our sensing, we will no longer be deceived by the illusions of our senses. — Walter Russell
The supply of government exceeds demand. — Lewis H. Lapham
You become financially free when your passive income exceeds your expenses. — T. Harv Eker
Wonder [admiratio astonishment, marvel] is a kind of desire for knowledge. The situation arises when one sees an effect and… — Thomas Aquinas
We intend to conduct our business in a way that not only meets but exceeds the expectations of our customers,… — Akira Mori
Oh! one hour with God infinitely exceeds all the pleasures and delights of this lower world. — David Brainerd
Experiments in geology are far more difficult than in physics and chemistry because of the greater size of the objects,… — Reinout Willem van Bemmelen
Strength is a capacity for endurance. One of the dividends of suffering is the universal discovery the we posses a… — Dennis Wholey

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