"When nothing is done, nothing is left undone." — Laozi
"When nothing is done, nothing is left undone."
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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 Done Nothing Quotes
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Few can be induced to labor exclusively for posterity; and none will do it enthusiastically. Posterity has done nothing for…
— Abraham Lincoln
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When Jesus sees a heart that can't wait, He cant wait either. At the wedding at Cana, Jesus may have…
— Reinhard Bonnke
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My whole life long I have done nothing but interpret my dreams of ultimate masculinity, and draw them.
— Tom of Finland
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I don't know what people have against Jimmy Carter. He's done nothing.
— Bob Hope
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TV's Tony Snow becomes the White House press secretary. How will he make the difficult transition from Fox News reporter…
— Stephen Colbert
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I love acting. Oh, God, I love it. But all this fame and all this bullshit attention. I'm not supernatural.…
— Heath Ledger
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I've done nothing I'm ashamed of. Nothing I couldn't face God with. I wouldn't kill a bug.
— Charles Manson
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Those that have done nothing in life, are not qualified to judge of those that have done little
— Samuel Johnson
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I think my soul never was in such an agony before. I felt no restraint, for the treasures of divine…
— David Brainerd
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By the by, if the English race had done nothing else, yet if they left the world the notion of…
— Gerard Manley Hopkins
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Since 1960, there have been more plastic syringes available than anyone could need. And yet, for the decades since then,…
— Jon Rappoport
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It is, no doubt, an immense advantage to have done nothing, but one should not abuse it.
— Antoine Rivarol
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