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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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No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world.
— Aristotle
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By the time I was 30, nobody would work with me. I was friendless, I was hopeless, I was suicidal, lost my…
— Glenn Beck
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Friendless. Having no favors to bestow. Destitute of fortune. Addicted to utterance of truth and common sense.
— Ambrose Bierce
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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…
— Laozi
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If you are looking for a friend who is faultless, you will be friendless.
— Rumi
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If I were hungry and friendless today, I would rather take my chances with a saloon-keeper than with the average preacher.
— Eugene V. Debs
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If I never went home, what exactly would I be missing? I pictured my cold cavernous house, my friendless town full of…
— Ransom Riggs
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Among the noblest in the land - Though man may count himself the least - That man I honor and revere, Who…
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Officious, innocent, sincere, Of every friendless name the friend.
— Samuel Johnson
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Does defending liberalism leave you friendless and perhaps wondering about your breath?
— Phil Ochs
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Thorns may hurt you, men desert you, sunlight turn to fog; but you're never friendless ever, if you have a dog.
— Douglas Malloch
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Thou wine art the friend of the friendless, though a foe to all.
— Herman Melville
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