"Who can wait in stillness while the mud…" — Laozi
"Who can wait in stillness while the mud settles?"
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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 Mud Quotes
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Two men look out the same prison bars; one sees mud and the other stars.
— Beck
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My husband is such a healthy eater. Except when it comes to sweets. He never consumes anything except fruit until…
— Sara Blakely
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I made all my generals out of mud.
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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When I was a teenager, I had pimples - oh, God, every time someone looked at my face I thought…
— Gisele Bundchen
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When you reach for the stars you may not quite get one, but you won't come up with a handful…
— Leo Burnett
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Writing is like walking in a deserted street. Out of the dust in the street you make a mud pie.
— John le Carre
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I like my women to be feminine, not sliding into tackles and covered in mud.
— Brian Clough
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Politicians must set their aims for the high ground and according to our various leanings, Democratic, Republican, Independent, we will…
— Maya Angelou
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The Mississippi River carries the mud of thirty states and two provinces 2,000 miles south to the delta and deposits…
— Charles Kuralt
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When you treat reprehensible and ludicrous arguments with respect you have elevated the reprehensible and made the ludicrous a bit…
— Jonah Goldberg
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Though it's frequently portrayed as this crazy, unbridled festival of rain-soaked, stoned hippies dancing in the mud, Woodstock was obviously…
— Richie Havens
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I did not know then how much was ended. When I look back now from this high hill of my…
— Black Elk
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