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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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Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit…
— John Adams
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There is an element of truth in every idea that lasts long enough to be called corny.
— Irving Berlin
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[Why] should not the Bible regain the place it once held as a school book? Its morals are pure, its examples captivating…
— Fisher Ames
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The one who rules like the mother lasts long.
— Laozi
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I am sometimes sad when I hear the personal stories of Tibetan refugees who have been tortured or beaten. Some irritation, some…
— Dalai Lama
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No pleasure lasts long unless there is variety in it.
— Publilius Syrus
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Passionate love, I take it, rarely lasts long, and is very troublesome while it does last. Mutual esteem is very much more…
— Anthony Trollope
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I already read everything. I read poems and plays and novels and newspapers and comic books and magazines. I read tins in…
— Janice Galloway
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... nothing lasts long. We all come to life and gather allies and build empires and die, all in a single moment…
— Robin Sloan
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Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and…
— John Adams
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A mom's hug lasts long after she lets go.
— Superman
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What comes easy wont last long, and what lasts long wont come easy.
— Ritu Ghatourey
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