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Biography - Laozi:

Chinese philosopher, founder of philosophical Taoism (6th–5th century BCE).
Period:
5th century BC
6th century BC
Place of birth: China
China

He who does not trust enough, will not be trusted.
Laozi


Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
Celui qui n'a pas confiance dans les autres, n'obtient pas leur confiance.
Lao Tseu

German
Wer nicht genügend vertraut, wird kein Vertrauen finden.
Laozi



See also 

See also...



It often happens that we are respected in proportion as we respect ourselves.
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues - Reflexions and Maxims

We respect a man who respects himself.
Honore de Balzac - Sur Catherine de Médicis

The confidence which we have in ourselves gives birth to much of that which we have in others.
François de La Rochefoucauld - Reflections, or Sentences and Moral Maxims



Quotes for: trust


Quotes

Quotes about trust:


It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.
Epicurus / 





Be confident: Truth is not the end of the way, it is the way itself.
André Comte-Sponville - Présentations de la philosophie / 





Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.
William Shakespeare - All's Well That Ends Well / 





The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.
Ernest Hemingway / 





Confidence raises the soul.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Emile, or On Education / 





And suddenly you know: It's time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.
Meister Eckhart - Quotation of uncertain origin / 






All about trust...




Quotes for: others


Quotes

Quotes about others:


Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
Carl Gustav Jung - Memories, Dreams, Reflections / 





The usual pretext of those who make others unhappy is that they do it for their own good.
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues - Reflexions and Maxims / 





To be happy, we must consider the happiness of another.
Gaston Bachelard - La Psychanalyse du feu / 





Let the other side be heard as well.
Seneca / 





The best means of learning to know oneself is seeking to understand others.
André Gide / 





Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself.
Robert Green Ingersoll / 






All about others...




Quotes

Laozi also said...


Responsible one is not only for what you do but also for what it does not.
Laozi / 





Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.
Laozi / 





A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
Laozi / 





The farther you go, the less you know.
Laozi - Tao Te Ching / 





People in their handlings of affairs often fail when they are about to succeed. If one remains as careful at the end as he was at the beginning, there will be no failure.
Laozi / 





Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.
Laozi / 







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