De wijze heeft geen onwrikbare beginselen. Hij past zich aan anderen aan.
(Free translation into English: The wise man has no firm principles. He adapts to others.)
Lao Tzu
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dat men er zo nodig een stuk moet van afsnijden?
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If he is w...
BEN HECHT Vind je het goed als ik jou gebruik om mijn leven aan diggelen te gooien?
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"Conversatio...
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He who knows himself is enlightened.
LAO TZU He who knows others is wise;
He who know himself is enlightened.
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LAO TZU I have a dream!
To be free at last!
Free at last!
Free at last.
And if a man has...
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. Illusion"
A man wants to be free
flying in the emptiness of the universe
He thi...
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Jue amourasestrilla
Awou jue selaviena
En patre jue
Tr...
CHRISTINE FEEHAN Farsi Couplet:
Mun tu shudam tu mun shudi,mun tun shudam tu jaan shudi
Taakas na guyad baa...
AMIR KHUSRAU Is dat dan niet gevaarlijk?' vroeg Didi.
'Dat is een interessante vraag uit de mond van een mei...
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LAO TZU Adaptability: A wise man adapts himself to circumstances as water shapes itself to the vessel that c...
W. R. INGE When wise man quits learning,
he will be more senile onwards.
TOBA BETA Vader leek wanhopig.
'Maar, Mattias , je weet dat het onmogelijk is geen sporen na te laten. Er...
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y al despertar tu boca
salida de tu sueño
me dio el sabor de tier...
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A person whose mind is not free though he may not be in c...
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“Wh...
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There is...
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FEDERICO MOCCIA A fool think he needs no advice, but a wise man listens to others. Proverbs 12:15
BIBLE Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than
Christianity has made them good.
ANDREW LACK Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good.
H. L. MENCKEN Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good.
H.L. MENCKEN Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good
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...care more than others think is wise;
...risk more than...
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when it brings no profit to the man that's wise!
This I knew ...
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GRIET OP DE BEECK Greater in battle
than the man who would conquer
a thousand-thousand men,
is he who w...
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He who creates a poison, also has the cure.
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la palabra es un al...
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You can give a man who has never given you a good word,
Volumes of ...
SUZY KASSEM when man determined to destroy
himself he picked the was
of shall and finding only why <...
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HAROUTIOUN BOCHNAKIAN For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
LAO-TZU For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
LAO TZU No more free steps to heaven.
- It's No Game
DAVID BOWIE Every man has a weakness!” he patiently explained. “I'll find theirs, I promise you.”
�...
JULIE GARWOOD The goal is, to conquer an enemy without fighting, win a debate without arguing, solve a problem wit...
DR HITESH C SHETH In the past, the starting point of my relationships was what I
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JOSHUA HARRIS A wise man never dwells in the past because he knows he belongs to the future.
DEBASISH MRIDHA Para que los pasos no me lloren,
para que las palabras no me sangren:
canto.
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de willekeur--
het voortdurend breken
en lijmen van...
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"I had no ch...
CASSANDRA CLARE Never give advice...
A wise man won't need it
A fool won't heed it.
UNKNOWN He never said I was welcome
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'It's no use, Admiral, the French speak nothing but French.'
Th...
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LAO TZU A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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LAO TZU If you keep feeling a point that has been sharpened, the point cannot long preserve its sharpness.
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LAO TZU He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much.
LAO TZU Sincere words are not fine; fine words are not sincere.
LAO TZU How could man rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men?
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LAO TZU All things in the world come from being. And being comes from non-being.
LAO TZU One who is too insistent on his own views, finds few to agree with him.
LAO TZU Ambition has one heel nailed in well, though she stretch her fingers to touch the heavens.
LAO TZU He who talks more is sooner exhausted.
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LAO TZU To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; Not to realize that you do not understand is a de...
LAO TZU Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.
LAO TZU Be the chief but never the lord.
LAO TZU The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.
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LAO TZU I do not concern myself with gods and spirits either good or evil nor do I serve any.
LAO TZU Heaven is long-enduring, and earth continues long. The reason why heaven and earth are able to endur...
LAO TZU The higher the sun ariseth, the less shadow doth he cast; even so the greater is the goodness, the l...
LAO TZU He who is contented is rich.
LAO TZU There was something undifferentiated and yet complete, which existed before Heaven and Earth. Soundl...
LAO TZU Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.
LAO TZU In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and gen...
LAO TZU The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The gre...
LAO TZU By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try...
LAO TZU The career of a sage is of two kinds: He is either honored by all in the world, Like a flower waving...
LAO TZU The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.
LAO TZU The words of truth are always paradoxical.
LAO TZU He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.
LAO TZU He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.
LAO TZU When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
LAO TZU At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.
LAO TZU To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.
LAO TZU Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.
LAO TZU He who knows himself is enlightened.
LAO TZU One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
LAO TZU Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
LAO TZU Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.
LAO TZU If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not a...
LAO TZU To lead people walk behind them.
LAO TZU Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.
LAO TZU Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving ...
LAO TZU To see things in the seed, that is genius.
LAO TZU Manifest plainness,
Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires.
LAO TZU Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before other...
LAO TZU To lead the people, walk behind them.
LAO-TZU The sage does not hoard. Having bestowed all he has on others, he has yet more; having given all he ...
LAO-TZU Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage.
LAO-TZU Kindness in giving creates love.
LAO TZU In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and gen...
LAO TZU Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them -- that only creates sorrow. ...
LAO-TZU Because of a great love, one is courageous.
LAO-TZU Accomplish but do not boast, accomplish without show, accomplish without arrogance, accomplish witho...
LAO TZU Because one believes in oneself, one doesn't try to convince others. Because one is content with one...
LAO TZU The best fighter is never angry.
LAO TZU Simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actio...
LAO TZU Nothing in the world is more flexible and yielding than water. Yet when it attacks the firm and the ...
LAO-TZU He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powe...
LAO-TZU Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength, maste...
LAO-TZU Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Le...
LAO TZU When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you.
LAO TZU Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
LAO TZU Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time,' is like saying, 'I don't want to.
LAO TZU A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.
LAO TZU The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
LAO TZU A great nation is like a great man:
When he makes a mistake, he realizes it.
Having realiz...
LAO TZU Be content with what you have;
rejoice in the way things are.
When you realize there is n...
LAO TZU The difficult problems in life always start off being simple. Great affairs always start off being s...
LAO TZU A leader is best
When people barely know he exists
Of a good leader, who talks little,
LAO TZU Rushing into action, you fail.
Trying to grasp things, you lose them.
Forcing a project to...
LAO TZU When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right...
LAO-TZU A violent wind does not outlast the morning; a squall of rain does not outlast the day. Such is the ...
LAO-TZU See simplicity in the complicated.
Achieve greatness in little things.
LAO-TZU He who knows others is wise.
He who knows himself is enlightened.
LAO TZU When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish.
LAO-TZU Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakn...
LAO-TZU He who knows others is clever; He who knows himself has discernment.
LAO-TZU Empty your mind of all thoughts.
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LAO-TZU When the best leader's work is done the people say, We did it ourselves.
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LAO-TZU To lead people walk behind them.
LAO-TZU It is the Vague and Elusive. Meet it and you will not see its head. Follow it and you will not see i...
LAO-TZU The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The gre...
LAO-TZU To know yet to think that one does not know is best; Not to know yet to think that one knows will le...
LAO-TZU When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.
LAO-TZU He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.
LAO-TZU If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.
LAO-TZU He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much.
LAO-TZU To produce things and to rear them,
To produce, but not to take possession of them,
To act, bu...
LAO-TZU The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.
LAO-TZU He who tip-toes cannot stand; he who strides cannot walk.
LAO-TZU Darkness within darkness. The gateway to all understanding.
LAO-TZU Don't think you can attain total awareness and whole enlightenment without proper discipline and pra...
LAO-TZU Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.
LAO-TZU People in their handlings of affairs often fail when they are about to succeed. If one remains as ca...
LAO-TZU A tree trunk the size of a man grows from a blade as thin as a hair. A tower nine stories high is bu...
LAO-TZU Of the best rulers, The people only know that they exist; the next best they love and praise the nex...
LAO-TZU Favor and disgrace are like fear. Favor is in a higher place, and disgrace in a lower place. When yo...
LAO-TZU To see things in the seed is genius.
LAO-TZU Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving ...
LAO-TZU He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.
LAO-TZU A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
LAO-TZU In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is h...
LAO-TZU Water flows humbly to the lowest level.
Nothing is weaker than water,
Yet for overcoming what ...
LAO-TZU The best man is like water.
Water is good; it benefits all things and does not compete with them....
LAO-TZU There is no calamity greater than lavish desires. There is no greater guilt than discontentment. And...
LAO-TZU A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.
LAO-TZU The journey of a thousand miles
starts from beneath your feet.
NOTE: Other translation...
LAO-TZU By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try...
LAO-TZU Let there be a small country with few people . . .
Though neighboring communities overlook one an...
LAO-TZU A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
LAO TZU Learn to lead in a nourishing manner. Learn to lead without being possessive. Learn to be helpful ...
LAO TZU Marriage is three parts love and seven parts forgiveness of sins.
LAO TZU Love knows no limit to its endurance, no end to its trust, no fading of its hope; it can outlast any...
LAO TZU Nature is not human hearted.
LAO-TZU Nothing in the world is more flexible and yielding than water. Yet when it attacks the firm and the ...
LAO TZU By accident of fortune a man may rule the world for a time, but by virtue of love he may rule the wo...
LAO TZU The longest journey a man must take is the eighteen inches from his head to his heart
LAO TZU Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.
LAO TZU The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, The more he gives t...
LAO TZU Fail to honor people,they fail to honor you; but of a good leader, who talks little, when his work i...
LAO TZU Nature is not human hearted.
LAO TZU Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the sen...
LAO TZU The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.
LAO TZU He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.
LAO TZU The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others ...
LAO TZU At the center of your being
you have the answer;
you know who you are
and you know wh...
LAO TZU My teachings are easy to understand
and easy to put into practice.
Yet your intellect wil...
LAO TZU Success is as dangerous as failure.
Hope is as hollow as fear.
LAO TZU Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Have the patience to wait! Be still and ...
LAO TZU True words aren't eloquent;
eloquent words aren't true.
Wise men don't need to prove their...
LAO TZU Countless words
count less
than the silent balance
between yin and yang
LAO TZU Hope and fear are both phantoms that arise from thinking of the self. When we don't see the self as ...
LAO TZU When there is no desire,
all things are at peace.
LAO TZU When people see some things as beautiful,
other things become ugly.
When people see some t...
LAO TZU He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty" - Lao-tsu
LAO TZU Close your mouth,
block off your senses,
blunt your sharpness,
untie your knots,
LAO TZU The further one goes, the less one knows.
LAO TZU Love
Embracing Tao, you become embraced.
Supple, breathing gently, you become reborn...
LAO TZU all streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. humility gives it its power. if you w...
LAO TZU Give evil nothing to oppose
and it will disappear by itself.
LAO TZU To understand the limitation of things, desire them.
LAO TZU The wise man is one who, knows, what he does not know.
LAO TZU If you try to change it, you will ruin it. Try to hold it, and you will lose it.
LAO TZU Stop thinking, and end your problems.
What difference between yes and no?
What difference ...
LAO TZU The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
LAO TZU If you understand others you are smart.
If you understand yourself you are illuminated.
If...
LAO TZU Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear?
LAO TZU A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live.
LAO TZU The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.
LAO TZU Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.
LAO TZU Knowing others is intelligence;
knowing yourself is true wisdom.
Mastering others is stren...
LAO TZU A leader is best when people barely know he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, wo...
LAO TZU Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict, don't have knowledge.
LAO TZU Kindness in words creates confidence, kindness in thinking creates profoundness, kindness in feeling...
LAO TZU For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
LAO-TZU Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone...
LAO TZU Love is not written on paper, for paper can be erased. Nor is it etched on stone, for stone can be b...
LAO TZU The person of superior integrity
does not insist upon his integrity.
For this reason, he ...
LAO TZU Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautifu...
LAO TZU Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
LAO TZU I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest t...
LAO TZU The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
LAO TZU Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey ...
LAO TZU Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.
LAO TZU Great acts are made up of small deeds.
LAO TZU He who does not trust enough, Will not be trusted.
LAO TZU He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know.
LAO TZU For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
LAO TZU Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict, don't have knowledge.
LAO TZU If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.
LAO TZU When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish.
LAO TZU Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.
LAO TZU The people are hungry: It is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes.
LAO TZU Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.
LAO TZU All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is smal...
LAO TZU The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao; the name that can be named is not the eternal name....
LAO TZU From caring comes courage.
LAO TZU Because of a great love, one is courageous.
LAO TZU If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
LAO TZU When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'
LAO TZU Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorro...
LAO TZU The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his...
LAO TZU The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.
LAO TZU Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.
LAO TZU When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect ...
LAO TZU Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lack...
LAO TZU Without stirring abroad, One can know the whole world; Without looking out of the window One can see...
LAO TZU Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest ...
LAO TZU Silence is a source of great strength.
LAO TZU Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it.
LAO TZU Stop thinking, and end your problems.
LAO TZU Manifest plainness,
Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires.
LAO TZU Love is a decision - not an emotion!
LAO TZU Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.
LAO TZU He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.
LAO TZU