Random Quotes
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People are difficult to govern because they have too much knowledge.Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu
I have three treasures. Guard and keep them:
The first is deep love,
The second is frugality,
And the third is not to dare to be ahead of the world.
Because of deep love, one is courageous.
Because of frugality, one is generous.
Because of not daring to be ahead of the world, one becomes the leader of the world.Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu
When armies are mobilized and issues are joined,
The man who is sorry over the fact will win.Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu
To know that you do not know is the best.
To pretend to know when you do not know is a disease.Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu
The Way of Heaven is to benefit others and not to injure.
The Way of the sage is to act but not to compete.Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu
Always imitate the behavior of the winners when you lose.Anonymous
Reason is immortal, all else mortal.Pythagoras, from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers
Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.Aesop, The Milkmaid and Her Pail
I am sure the grapes are sour.Aesop, The Fox and the Grapes
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.Aesop, The Lion and the Mouse