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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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The bad man is the man who no matter how good he has been is beginning to deteriorate, to grow less good.…
— John Dewey
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I don't think I will be less good because there's less pressure on me.
— Emily Watson
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Between gods and men, territories are set up. At least in the no-man’s land of the heights of heaven, the depths of…
— Luce Irigaray
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The picture is not made by the photographer, the picture is more good or less good in function of the relationship that…
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I suppose I was lucky enough to be educated at a time when teachers still thought children could handle knowledge. They trusted…
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The leader is best, When people are hardly aware of his existence, Not so good when people praise his government, Less good…
— Laozi
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Unfortunately, there can be no doubt that man is, on the whole, less good than he imagines himself or wants to be.…
— Carl Jung
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Truth does less good in the world than its appearances do harm.
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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I have a good memory for early life. My visual memory is good about childhood and adolescence, and less good in the…
— Jeffrey Eugenides
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There are so many good roles for women out there, I don't understand it when people say the role choices are fewer…
— Lisa Edelstein
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There's no such thing as a bad Picasso, but some are less good than others.
— Pablo Picasso
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The more melodies and chord changes, the less good it is for the clubs, but the better it is for radio, because…
— David Guetta
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