"Wise travelers always stop short before they come…" — Laozi
"Wise travelers always stop short before they come to danger."
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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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More Always Stop Quotes
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Always stop to think whether your fun may be the cause of another's unhappiness
— Aesop
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Lenny Kravitz was the biggest gentleman on set. He always helped the ladies, like by pulling out the chair for…
— Willow Shields
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If you let conditions stop you from working, they'll always stop you.
— James T. Farrell
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And as Dad said to me, 'You can't always stop people from being mean. But you can stop them from…
— Mike Mason
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But I never let a fantasy get away, because I always stop to analyze it.
— Shelley Duvall
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I suppose I passed it a hundred times, But I always stop for a minute. And look at the house,…
— Joyce Kilmer
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When [men] see a pretty woman, and feel the delicious madness of love coming over them, they always stop to…
— William Makepeace Thackeray
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Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa.
— Casey Stengel
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Halfway down the stairs, is a stair, where I sit. There isn't any, other stair, quite like, it. I'm not…
— A A Milne
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Do you know when you cross against traffic? You look down the street and see a car coming, but you…
— David Levithan
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The Lisa Loeb Eyewear line was created to satisfy all of those people who always stop me and ask me…
— Lisa Loeb
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We can't always stop ourselves from hearing hurtful words, but we can always convince our hearts that it's not worth…
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