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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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All religions are designed to teach us how to live, joyfully, serenely, and kindly, in the midst of suffering.
— Karen Armstrong
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Participate joyfully in the sorrows of the world. We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in…
— Joseph Campbell
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Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts inevitably bring about right results.
— James Allen
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Humility is to joyfully, voluntarily and quietly submit one's whole life to God's will, to finally use the gift of agency to…
— Virginia H. Pearce
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Creativity is the quality that you bring to the activity that you are doing. It is an attitude, an inner approach -…
— Rajneesh
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He it is, the innermost one, who awakens my being with his deep hidden touches. He it is who puts his enchantment…
— Rabindranath Tagore
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I prefer to be accused unjustly, for then I have nothing to reproach myself with, and joyfully offer this to the good…
— Therese of Lisieux
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If you can't do something willingly and joyfully, then don't do it. If you give up drinking, don't go moaning about it;…
— Peter O'Toole
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If you can't do something willingly and joyfully, then don't do it,
— Peter O'Toole
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All of us are responsible to provide for ourselves and our families in both temporal and spiritual ways. To provide providently, we…
— Robert D. Hales
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A truly happy person is someone who is joyfully independent of outer conditions.
— Ayya Khema
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I love my country, by which I mean I am indebted joyfully to all the people throughout its history, who have fought…
— Ani DiFranco
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