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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 difficult to imagine anyone having any real hopes for the human race in the face of the fact that the…
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Until the dead are buried they change somewhat in appearance each day. The color change in Caucasian races is from white to…
— Ernest Hemingway
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The tree which needs two arms to span its girth sprang from the tiniest shoot. Yon tower, nine stories high, rose from…
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As of right this second my main focus is my new album, it'll be out probably towards the summertime, predominately R&B this…
— Ne-Yo
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My diminished girth, in tailor phraseology, was hardly conceivable even by my own friends, or my respected medical adviser, until I put…
— William Banting
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First time I saw an alligator gar I damn near threw up. They ain't natural anything get that big. It's ten feet…
— Unknown Author
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The Bourne Underneath the growing grass, Underneath the living flowers, Deeper than the sound of showers: There we shall not count the…
— Christina Rossetti
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We say of the oak, How grand of girth! Of the willow we say, How slender! And yet to the soft grass…
— Edgar Fawcett
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Like this cake. It’s really very good. (Arik) As the girth to my hips will attest. (Geary)
— Sherrilyn Kenyon
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Talking of the local Sheriff, Jake Valentine, tall and skinny and his wife Myra, "She was a short woman, maybe five feet…
— Karin Slaughter
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You know the type of sh*t that your man can only purchase on the first And not because he faker than turf…
— J. Cole
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