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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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It is deep January. The sky is hard. The stalks are firmly rooted in ice.
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Study the teachings of the pine tree, the bamboo, and the plum blossom. The pine is evergreen, firmly rooted, and venerable. The…
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If a person is open to a new world view, it can often mean that he is not firmly rooted in the…
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What is firmly rooted cannot be pulled out
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As a farmer, man himself became closely attached to the landscape, firmly rooted to the soil that supported him. At times the…
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The leaves hop, scraping on the ground. It is deep January. The sky is hard. The stalks are firmly rooted in ice.…
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Let our lives be firmly rooted in Truth. Abstain from lies. In this dark age of materialism, adherence to truth is the…
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Pressure selling is firmly rooted in American economic life, and I'm sorry it is, for it should not be necessary. Some people…
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People have got that ancient prejudice so firmly rooted in their heads that one mustn't write save at I the dictation of…
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