He who takes the longest strides, does not walk the fastest.
 Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching. copy citation

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Author Lao Tzu
Source Tao Te Ching
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Note Translated by Arthur Waley
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“While to those who conform themselves to inefficacy, Inefficacy readily lends its ineffectiveness. “It is by not believing in people that you turn them into liars.” up 24 'He who stands on tip-toe, does not stand firm; He who takes the longest strides, does not walk the fastest.” He who does his own looking sees little, He who defines himself is not therefore distinct. He who boasts of what he will do succeeds in nothing; He who is proud of his work, achieves nothing that endures.” source