“When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.”
More from Lao Tzu on Wisdom
“The wise man does not lay up his own treasures.The more he gives to others,the more he has for his own.”
“The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.”
“Silence is a source of Great Strength.”
“To speak little is natural. Therefore a gale does not blow a whole morning nor does a downpour last a whole day.”
“Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Have the patience to wait! Be still and allow the mud to settle.”
“Knowing others is Wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment”
“Ist eine Lehre zur Satzung erstarrt, hat sie geendet.”
Others on Wisdom
Sun Tzu
30 quotes“Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.”
Dalai Lama
22 quotes“Compassion is the radicalism of our time.”
Cervantes
20 quotes“A closed mouth catches no flies.”
Aesop
19 quotes“Little by little does the trick.”
Confucius
19 quotes“The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man perfected without trials.”
Ben Franklin
18 quotes“Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.”
Napoleon
16 quotes“Ability is of little account without opportunity.”
Cicero
15 quotes“Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise wounds and pain.”
George Washington
14 quotes“Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.”
Rudyard Kipling
14 quotes“I keep six honest serving men. (They taught me all I know) Their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and...”
Khalil Gibran
14 quotes“Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge.”
George R.R. Martin
14 quotes“This was how an enemy should be dealt with: with a dagger, not a declaration.”