Lao Tzu Quotes

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

He will have true glory who despises it.

I believe the first test of a truly great man is in his humility.

I am really honoured, but if the prize had gone to Mahatma Gandhi before me, I would have been more honoured.

Moral authority is never retained by any attempt to hold on to it. It comes without seeking and is retained without effort.

The higher the sun ariseth, the less shadow doth he cast; even so the greater is the goodness, the less doth it covet praise; yet cannot avoid its rewards in honours.

Being humble and sweet is the hardest thing you can do.

Jesus' life as a foot-washing servant would eventually lead to the adoption of humility as a widely admired virtue.

The superior man is never in anyone's way.

The grace that makes every grace amiable is humility.

Our very business is to teach the great lesson of self-denial and humility to our people, and how unfit is it then that we should be proud ourselves!

Humility is royalty without a crown.

I have three treasures which I hold and keep. The first is mercy; the second is economy. The third is daring not to be ahead of others. From mercy comes courage; from economy comes generosity; From humility comes leadership.

Level 5 leaders are a study in duality: modest and willful, humble and fearless.

There are two things that men should never weary of, goodness and humility; we get none too much of them in this rough world among cold, proud people.

Kings were wont to honour philosophers, but if I had such I would honour them as angels that should have such piety in them that they would not seek where they are the second to be the first, and where the third to be the second and so forth.

The pleasures of humility are really the most refined, inward, and exquisite delights in the world.

Humility, as we all know, is one of those virtues that is never gained by seeking it. The more we pursue it the more distant it becomes. To think we have it is sure evidence that we don't.

A good soul like a good body should be as unobtrusive as possible; in so far as it functions properly, it should not be noticed for good or for ill.

Humility is a virtue, not a neurosis.

Glances of true beauty can be seen in the faces of those who live in true meekness.

Love with your mouth shut, help without breaking your ass or publicizing it: keep cool, but care.

Wherever valor true is found, true modesty will there abound.

The doctrines of grace humble man without degrading him and exalt him without inflating him.

He, full of bashfulness and truth, loved much, hoped little, and desired naught.