Lao Tzu Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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There is no 'natural' order, only the way things are.
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A ruler makes use of the majority and neglects the minority, and so he does not devote himself to virtue but to law.
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Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed.
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In order to be universal, you have to be rooted in your own culture.
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Compassion is not a popular virtue.
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In 1998, I self-published online in order to get a traditional deal.
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I don't order laws, I propose them.
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The ultimate binding element in the medieval order was subordination to the divine will and its earthly representatives, notably the pope.
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Obviously people read the books in order to be entertained.
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What the detective story is about is not murder but the restoration of order.
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A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner, but more durable alloy.
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The thing I love about sketch is sometimes it leads you as opposed to you leading it.
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Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.
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To every object there correspond an ideally closed system of truths that are true of it and, on the other hand, an ideal system of possible cognitive processes by virtue of which the object and the truths about it would be given to any cognitive subject.
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In order to be cruel we have to close our hearts to the suffering of the other.
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I think a lot of people love to convolute what everyone else does in order to disempower women.
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Justice is merely incidental to law and order.
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Virtue has a veil, vice a mask.
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Asking women to respect themselves in order to ‘earn’ the right to be treated like a human being is total horseshit. But suggesting that you have the right to treat her exactly as you please because she didn’t adhere to your archaic views of feminine propriety is misogyny, plain and simple.
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When improv is bad, it's excruciating to watch, and to be involved with it is a unique type of torture.
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I got into writing music when I was, like, 14 or 15. It was a very private thing for me because I used it as an outlet and emotional release. I kept it very close to myself and didn't tell too many people about it.
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It will do you no harm to find yourself ridiculous. Resign yourself to be the fool you are... ...We must always take risks. That is our destiny.
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For me, even if I'm singing to a very large audience, like in 'The Sound of Music Live' or in the 'She Loves Me' broadcast, I try to imagine that I am just singing to each individual. It doesn't change my energy other than being perhaps a bit more nervous. I try to sing to each person and right into their individual heart.
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Profound virtue is indeed deep and wide. It leads all things back to the great order.
