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Letter "L" » Lao Tzu Quotes
«Clay is molded to form a cup, But it is on its non-being that the utility of the cup depends. Doors and windows are cut out to make a room, But it is on its non-being that the utility of the room depends. Therefore turn being into advantage, and turn non-being into utility.»
«Such is the essential mystery.»
«Fail to honor people,they fail to honor you; but of a good leader, who talks little, when his work is done, his aims fulfilled, they will all say, 'We did this ourselves.'»
«The leader shows that style is no substitute for substance, that creating an impression is more potent than acting from one's center.»
Author: Lao Tzu
(Philosopher)
| About:
Actors and acting,
Leadership
| Keywords:
center, creating, impression, potent, substance, substitute
«The career of a sage is of two kinds: He is either honored by all in the world, Like a flower waving its head, Or else he disappears into the silent forest.»
«The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.»
Author: Lao Tzu
(Philosopher)
| Keywords:
bathe, bathed, bathes, goose, goosed, snow, snow goose, Snow White
«A tree trunk the size of a man grows from a blade as thin as a hair. A tower nine stories high is built from a small heap of earth.»
«Pride attaches undue importance to the superiority of one's status in the eyes of others; And shame is fear of humiliation at one's inferior status in the estimation of others. When one sets his heart on being highly esteemed, and achieves such rating, then he is automatically involved in fear of losing his status.»
Author: Lao Tzu
(Philosopher)
| About:
Pride,
Shame
| Keywords:
achieves, attaches, automatically, esteemed, estimation, estimations, highly, humiliation, humiliations, inferior, involved, losing, rating, ratings, sets, shame, status, superiority, undue
«Ambition has one heel nailed in well, though she stretch her fingers to touch the heavens.»
«Rule a kingdom as though you were cooking a small fish - don't overdo it»
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