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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 one who admonishes his brother secretly, he has advised sincerely and has honored him. If he does it outwardly (among others)…
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The nightingales are singing near The Convent of the Sacred Heart, And sang within the bloody wood When Agamemnon cried aloud, And…
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A president cannot meaningfully honor certain token artists while the people at large are so dishonored.'”
— Adrienne Rich
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Because he (the Sage) demands no honor, he will never be dishonored.
— Laozi
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We are all dishonored when a veteran sleeps on the same streets that he or she has defended. We are all dishonored…
— Tammy Duckworth
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Although I claim to be a Christian, I live at a moment in time when the Christian faith is being defined by…
— Mel White
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If newsmen do not tell the truth as they see it because it might make waves, or if their bosses decide something…
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To be governed is, under pretext of public utility and in the name of the general interest, to be laid under contribution,…
— Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
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A person dishonored is worst than dead.
— Miguel de Cervantes
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Better that we should die fighting than be outraged and dishonored... . Better to die than to live in slavery.
— Emmeline Pankhurst
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I bring you this stately matron named Christendom, returning bedraggled, besmirched, and dishonored from pirate raids in Kiao-Chow, Manchuria, South Africa, and…
— Mark Twain
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The great purpose is to set aside a reasonable part of the vanishing wilderness, to make certain that generations of Americans yet…
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