Lao Tzu Quotes

If the Great Way perishes there will morality and duty. When cleverness and knowledge arise great lies will flourish. When relatives fall out with one another there will be filial duty and love. When states are in confusion there will be faithful servants.

Lao Tzu

Recitation: by Male by Female

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LoveKnowledgeGreatFallMorality

I admit to occasionally sharing the financial hysteria of the rest of the country, the urgency to save more for the family in case you can't write any more.

Jim Harrison

FamilyRestFinancialYouCountry

I'd rather go down with an almighty bang than play it safe.

Maxine Peake

DownPlayGoSafeBangRather

My whole career has been an Ann Coulter roast.

Ann Coulter

CareerWholeBeenRoast

No matter how inured you get to atrocities, you're still always stunned and shocked by how cruel and wasteful Homo sapiens can be.

Steven Pinker

YouMatterAlwaysCruelGetStill

Our greatest stupidities may be very wise.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

WiseGreatestMayOurVery

If we live a self-directed, self-motivated, self-centered life, always needing to get our own way, then we're going to be miserable. In fact, many times we believe it's our problems that are making us unhappy when, in reality, it's because we're focused on ourselves!

Joyce Meyer

LifeLiveBelieveProblemsReality

The best medicine I know for rheumatism is to thank the Lord that it ain't gout.

Josh Billings

BestMedicineKnowLordGoutThank

We need a system where all of our teams have the opportunity to compete and to make a few dollars. That's not a bad desire for collective bargaining for a sports league, and it's great for our fans.

David Stern

OpportunitySportsGreatBadDesire

The condition of the wounded touched my heart deeply.

Christiaan Rudolf de Wet

HeartTouchedWoundedDeeply

'White Material' is about courage and craziness.

Claire Denis

CourageWhiteCrazinessMaterial

There's a difference between telling a story and not providing an explanation because you just don't do it well or pull it off.

Brad Anderson

StoryYouDifferenceWellOffJust

If you think you can do better, then do better. Don't compete with anyone; just yourself.

Bob Fosse

YourselfThinkBetterYouCompete

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