Lao Tzu Quotes
The man of knowledge acquires something new everyday, and the man of Tao lets go of something new every day.
Quotes to Explore
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Adam knew Eve his wife and she conceived. It is a pity that this is still the only knowledge of their wives at which some men seem to arrive.
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I am an invisible man. I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids - and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.
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Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.
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Let us democratise knowledge. Let us universalise justice. Together, let us globalise compassion!
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I am disillusioned enough to know that no man's opinion on any subject is worth a damn unless backed up with enough genuine information to make him really know what he's talking about.
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How can you not love a man banging on the drums? He knows how to keep a rhythm.
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The laws of God, the laws of man he may keep that will and can; not I: let God and man decree laws for themselves and not for me.
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The Universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it its own peculiar lesson.
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Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.
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We have not yet seen what man can make of man.
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They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription. I say, 'Can he name a kitten?'
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Saddam Hussein was a horrible man, and I am pleased he is no longer running Iraq. But the war was wrong.
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A woman's experience is different from a man's in virtually every respect, including how she is treated by the media.
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Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it.
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The toxic effect of carbon monoxide on man has nothing to do with inhibition of cellular respiration by carbon monoxide but is based on the reaction of carbon monoxide with blood iron.
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When we came to Iraq, we didn't understand the complexity - what it meant for a society to live under a brutal dictatorship with ethnic and sectarian divisions. When we first got here, we made a lot of mistakes. We were like a blind man, trying to do the right thing but breaking a lot of things.
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A little jewellery on a man is OK, although he should never wear too much. Every man should always have a great watch.
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The knowledge from an enlightened person breaks on the hard rocks of ignorance.
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I have witnessed how education opens doors, and I know that when sound instruction takes place, students experience the joys of new-found knowledge and the ability to excel.
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...and knowledge is one of the finest attributes of man - though often it is most loudly voiced by those who strive for it the least.
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I see the work as a whole first. Then I compose the details. In working out, I always lose something. This cannot be avoided. There is always some loss when we materialize. But there is compensating gain in vitality.
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Get in over your head as often and as joyfully as possible.
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All the dreams I dream are nightmares and those nightmares are the ones I live.
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The man of knowledge acquires something new everyday, and the man of Tao lets go of something new every day.
