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The career of a sage is of two kinds: He is either honored by all in the world, Like a flower waving…
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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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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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But in the present day men cast off gentleness, and are all for being bold; they spurn frugality, and retain only extravagance;…
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To practice virtue is to selflessly offer assistance to others, giving without limitation one's time, abilities, and possessions in service, whenever and…
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In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart. In dealing with others, be gentle and kind.…
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When the effective leader is finished with his work, the people say it happened naturally.
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While we are contending for our own liberty, we should be very cautious not to violate the conscience of others, ever considering…
— George Washington
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From hence, let fierce contending nations know, what dire effects from civil discord flow.
— Joseph Addison
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If we wish to be free; if we mean to preserve inviolate those inestimable privileges for which we have been so long…
— Patrick Henry
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Certainly there is no contending against the Will of God; but still there is some difficulty in ascertaining, and applying it, to…
— Abraham Lincoln
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By faith ponder on this, that though thou art no way able in or by thyself to get the conquest over thy…
— John Owen
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The history of Science is not a mere record of isolated discoveries; it is a narrative of the conflict of two contending…
— John William Draper
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It is not, perhaps, unreasonable to conclude, that a pure and perfect democracy is a thing not attainable by man, constituted as…
— Alexander Fraser Tytler
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Plants, in a state of nature, are always warring with one another, contending for the monopoly of the soil,-the stronger ejecting the…
— Joseph Dalton Hooker
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