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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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Spare me the whispering, crowded room, the friends who come and gape and go, the ceremonious air of gloom - all, which…
— Matthew Arnold
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I guess I do prefer a ball cap. I have performed without a cap, mostly at funerals and weddings.
— Rodney Atkins
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When a nation's young men are conservative, its funeral bell is already rung.
— Henry Ward Beecher
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Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours.
— Yogi Berra
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I was terrible at straight items. When I wrote obituaries, my mother said the only thing I ever got them to do…
— Erma Bombeck
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I have a hat. It is graceful and feminine and give me a certain dignity, as if I were attending a state…
— Erma Bombeck
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I've been to many funerals of funny people, and they're some of the funniest days you'll ever have, because the emotions run…
— Albert Brooks
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I seldom go into a natural history museum without feeling as if I were attending a funeral.
— John Burroughs
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Time is passing. Yet, for the United States of America, there will be no forgetting September the 11th. We will remember every…
— George W. Bush
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Funerals and weddings were commonplace, and nothing could have been so interesting to them as the coming of the end of the…
— Edward Eggleston
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I hate funerals and would not attend my own if it could be avoided
— Robert Tappan Morris
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Funerals are important rituals. They don't just recognize that a life has ended; they recognize that a life was lived.
— Aaron Eckhart
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