{"id":707,"date":"2013-08-22T08:42:42","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T08:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mathsmadeelementary.co.uk\/?p=707"},"modified":"2013-08-22T08:43:07","modified_gmt":"2013-08-22T08:43:07","slug":"lao-tzu-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mathsmadeelementary.co.uk\/?p=707","title":{"rendered":"Lao-tzu quotes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Speech<\/a>Lao-tzu (604 BC – 531 BC), Chinese philosopher<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

He who knows does not speak.
\n<\/i>He who speaks does not know.<\/i><\/p>\n

To be worn out is to be renewed.<\/i><\/p>\n

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.<\/i><\/p>\n

Manifest plainness,
\nEmbrace simplicity,
\n<\/i>Reduce selfishness,
\n<\/i>Have few desires.<\/i><\/p>\n

He who knows others is wise.
\n<\/i>He who knows himself is enlightened.<\/i><\/p>\n

The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.
\n<\/i>Through this I know the advantage of taking no action.<\/i><\/p>\n

To have little is to possess.
\n<\/i>To have plenty is to be perplexed.<\/i><\/p>\n

When armies are mobilized and issues are joined,
\n<\/i>The man who is sorry over the fact will win.<\/i><\/p>\n

To know that you do not know is the best.
\nTo pretend to know when you do not know is a disease.<\/i><\/p>\n

Seek not happiness too greedily, and be not fearful of happiness.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lao-tzu (604 BC – 531 BC), Chinese philosopher He who knows does not speak. He who speaks does not know. To be worn out is to be renewed. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Manifest … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-famous-quotations","tag-famous-quotations-2"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t