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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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What we really need is compassion of the mind - compassion for others that is directed intelligently and produces truly compassionate results.
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The superior man is intelligently, not blindly, faithful.
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Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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The law of floatation was not discovered by contemplating the sinking of things, but by contemplating the floating of things which floated…
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The two ingredients in success in basketball are playing hard and playing intelligently.
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Learn avidly. Question repeatedly what you have learned. Analyze it carefully. Then put what you have learned into practice intelligently.
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Any picture firmly held in any mind, in any form, is bound to come forth. That is the great, unchanging universal law…
— Roger McDonald
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It is more difficult to give money away intelligently than to earn it in the first place.
— Andrew Carnegie
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We live in a world which respects power above all things. Power, intelligently directed, can lead to more freedom. Unwisely directed, it…
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Investing intelligently in those of us who are marginalised means fewer people in jail, fewer homeless, fewer unemployed, fewer of us who…
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We of the richer societies, who have had access to more energy than we have the experience to wield intelligently are making…
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I talk democracy to these men and women. I tell them that they have the vote, and that theirs is the kingdom…
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