Lao Tzu Quotes
True words are not pleasing. Pleasing words are not true.
Lao Tzu
Quotes to Explore
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The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat oneself.
Gamaliel Bailey
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No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.
Orville Wright
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A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
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We can't continue to take from our planet the way we do and not give anything back, and the idea of, 'Oh, but it's fine, I won't have to deal with it in my lifetime,' well, you need to think about the future generations who will have to deal with it.
Dakota Fanning
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In my district, California 14, we have about 4,000 families who are on food stamps, but some of my colleagues have thousands and thousands more. Yet, they somehow feel like crusaders, like heroes, when they vote to cut food stamps.
Jackie Speier
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A bicycle has transformed my experience of London.
Iain Glen
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People who grow up in a region doubtless have a better cultural awareness of their own cuisine, but it's also true that a lot of locals go to McDonald's, Applebee's and the like.
Nathan Myhrvold
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I was a town child, it is true, but that did not prevent me enjoying open-air life, with plants and animals.
Georg Brandes
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I was dancing when I was acting as well. Actors generally dance in performances like in an award function.
Karishma Tanna
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A lot of parents today are terrified that something they say to their children might make them 'feel bad.' But, hey, if they've done something wrong, they should feel bad. Kids with a sense of responsibility, not entitlement, who know when to experience gratitude and humility, will be better at navigating the social shoals of college.
Amy Chua
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Look, there's no metaphysics on earth like chocolates.
Fernando Pessoa
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True words are not pleasing. Pleasing words are not true.
Lao Tzu
