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“Understanding others is knowledge, Understanding oneself is enlightenment; Conquering others is power, Conquering oneself is strength.”

Quote by Laozi

Book:Tao Te Ching: The Classic Book of Integrity and the Way

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Tao Te Ching: The Classic Book of Integrity and the Way

Composed by Laozi, this ancient Chinese text is a cornerstone of Taoist philosophy. It explores the principles of harmony, simplicity, and the natural order of the universe. more

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Laozi

Laozi, also known as Lao Dan, was a renowned ancient Chinese philosopher and the founder of the Taoist school of thought. His birth and death dates are approximately 604 BC to 531 BC. Laozi advocated for顺应自然 (yielding to nature) and the principle of non-action (wu wei), which had a profound impact on Chinese philosophy, culture, and politics. more

“A man's excellence is like that of water; It benefits all things without striving; It takes to the low places shunned by men. Water is akin to Tao. . . . In all the earth nothing weaker than water, Yet in attacking the hard, nothing superior, Nothing so certain in wearing down strength: There is no way to resist it. Note then: The weak conquer the strong, The yielding outlast the aggressors.”

Men Way Hard Earth Certain Strong Water Strength Benefits Lows All Things Weak Excellence Notes Strive Superiors Conquer Tao Attacking Aggressors

Author:Laozi

“Grant us the wil1 to fashion as we feel, Grant us the strength to labor as we know, Grant us the purpose, ribbed and edged with steel, To strike the blow.”

Knows Feels Purpose Fashion Strength Labor Blow Strikes Grants Steel

Book:Poems, 1908-1919

Source: Poems, 1908-1919

“A person who has truly realized the principle of nonviolence has the God given strength for his weapon, and the world has not yet known anything that can match it.”

World Persons Given Known Principles Strength Weapons Nonviolence

Author:Mahatma Gandhi

“If one would discern the centers of dominance in any society, one need only look to its definitions of "virtue" and "vice" or "legal" and "criminal," for, in the strength to set standards, resides the strength to maintain control.”

Ifs Needs Looks Virtue Strength Standards Definitions Vices Criminals Dominance

Author:Freda Adler

“Lean on thyself until thy strength is tried; Then ask God's help; it will not be denied. Use thine own sight to see the way to go; When darkness falls ask God the path to show. Think for thyself and reason out thy plan; God has His work and thou hast thine. Exert thy will and use for self-control; God gave thee jurisdiction of thy soul. All thine immortal powers bring into play; Think, act, strive, reason, and look up and pray.”

Source: Complete Poetical Works of Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Delphi Classics)

“There is new strength, repose of mind, and inspiration in fresh apparel.”

Mind Inspiration Strength Repose Apparel

Book:The Heart of the New Thought: The Secret Edition - Open Your Heart to the Real Power and Magic of Living Faith and Let the Heaven Be in You, Go Deep Inside Yourself and Back, Feel the Crazy and Divine Love and Live for Your Dreams

Source: The Heart of the New Thought: The Secret Edition - Open Your Heart to the Real Power and Magic of Living Faith and Let the Heaven Be in You, Go Deep Inside Yourself and Back, Feel the Crazy and Divine Love and Live for Your Dreams

“Now, ideas are the raw material of progress. Everything first takes shape in the form of an idea. But an idea itself is worth nothing. An idea, like a machine, must have power applied to it before it can accomplish anything. The men who have won fame and fortune through having an idea are those who devoted every ounce of their strength and every dollar they could muster to putting it into operation. Ford had a big idea, but he had to sweat and suffer and sacrifice to make it work.”