More from Lao Tzu
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose.
Lao TzuLao Tzu If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present.
Lao TzuLao Tzu Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.
Lao TzuLao Tzu If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
Lao TzuLao Tzu Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
Lao TzuLao Tzu Give evil nothing to oppose and it will disappear by itself.
Lao TzuLao Tzu Act without expectation.
Lao TzuLao Tzu The best fighter is never angry.
Lao TzuLao Tzu The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms.
Lao TzuLao Tzu When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you.
Lao TzuLao Tzu Compassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world.
Lao TzuLao Tzu Silence is a source of Great Strength.
Lao TzuLao Tzu Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace.
Lao TzuLao Tzu Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires.
Lao TzuLao Tzu Muddy water, let stand, becomes clear.
Lao TzuLao Tzu The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
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Hatred grows into insolence when we desire to excel the rest of mankind and imagine we do not belong to the common lot; we even severely and haughtily despise others as our inferiors.
John CalvinJohn Calvin My father was against the death penalty, and that was hard in the Son of Sam summer when fear was driving the desire for the death penalty.
Andrew CuomoAndrew Cuomo Don’t let your fears overwhelm your desire. Let the barriers you face-and there will be barriers-be external, not internal. Fortune does favor the bold, and I promise that you will never know what you’re capable of unless you try.
Sheryl SandbergSheryl Sandberg Every lake belongs to the quietness desired by the swans.
Munia KhanMunia Khan I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger.
Serena WilliamsSerena Williams Unity is the vehicle, desire is the fuel.
Virat KohliVirat Kohli We should live out our particular brand of faith, sure – but we should never force our brand of faith upon anyone else. All violence starts with the desire to change others and then never, ever ends.
Glennon DoyleGlennon Doyle Remember how the first world war broke out. It broke out as a result of the desire to redivide the world.
Joseph StalinJoseph Stalin