Healing Quotes
Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.
"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power."— Lao Tzu
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Meaning of this quote
Understanding oneself and governing one’s conduct are distinguished from analysing or controlling others. The parallel gives special value to inward awareness.
Key takeaway:
Apply insight and discipline to yourself as well as to others.
Origin of the quote
Tao Te Ching, Chapter 33, Stephen Mitchell’s interpretive version.
Who actually said this?
VerifiedThe wording is traceable to Mitchell’s modern rendering. Rows 439 and 460 express the same underlying passage in different forms.
