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Knowing others is discernment and knowing oneself is intelligence; overcoming oneself is mightier than overcoming others
Drawn from what Laozi said
What Laozi actually said
- Laozi Chinese thinker traditionally named as the author of the Daodejing
He who knows other men is discerning; he who knows himself is intelligent. He who overcomes others is strong; he who overcomes himself is mighty.
Where this was said
↗Tao Teh King, traditionally ascribed to Laozi (tr. James Legge, 1891)gutenberg.org
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