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Men are born soft and supple; dead, they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle…
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Goodness strives not, and therefore it is not rebuked.
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He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled.…
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Therefore the Sage embraces Unity, and is a model for all under Heaven. He is free from self-display, therefore he shines forth;…
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He who, conscious of being strong, is content to be weak, he shall be the paragon of mankind. Being the paragon of…
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He who is great must make humility his base. He who is high must make lowliness his foundation. Thus, princes and kings…
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Thus it is that "Some things are increased by being diminished, others are diminished by being increased." What others have taught, I…
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What makes a kingdom great is its being like a down-flowing river,--the central point towards which all the smaller streams under Heaven…
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Therefore, if a great kingdom humbles itself before a small kingdom, it shall make that small kingdom its prize. And if a…
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The reason why rivers and seas are able to be lords over a hundred mountain streams, is that they know how to…
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Therefore the Sage, wishing to be above the people, must by his words put himself below them; wishing to be before the…
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The Sage expects no recognition for what he does; he achieves merit but does not take it to himself; he does not…
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The time of business does not differ with me from the time of prayer; and in the noise and clatter of my…
— Brother Lawrence
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The clatter of arms drowns out the voice of law.
— Michel de Montaigne
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If you ask me to tell you anything about the nature of what lies beyond the phaneron… my answer is “How should…
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Now the noisy winds are still; April's coming up the hill! All the spring is in her train, Led by shining ranks…
— Mary Mapes Dodge
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Do not strive for the shine of jade, but clatter like stone.
— Laozi
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And the betrayers of language ...... n and the press gang And those who had lied for hire; The perverts, the perverters…
— Ezra Pound
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The wind kicks in stronger, branches clatter. Or maybe skeletons. Bones of abandonment. Ghosts that will never be.
— Ellen Hopkins
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There is no quiet place in the white man's cities. No place to hear the unfurling of leaves in spring, or the…
— Chief Seattle
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What's happening to movie critics is no different from what has been meted out to book, dance, theater, and fine-arts reviewers and…
— James Wolcott
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They stared at each other, wanting each other, drawn to each other, but their silent shout of love went unheard in the…
— Jean M. Auel
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It was Lorraine in her nightie and Mo in his cap. They'd just settled their brains for a long winter's nap in…
— Janet Evanovich
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Jesus Christ.” The fury on Nick’s face was enough to send me reeling and he hit the table hard enough with his…
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