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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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If you would rise, shun luxury, for luxury lowers and degrades.
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Business and the environment: Wasting resources costs the earth - and lowers your competitive edge
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Resentment is weak and lowers your self-esteem.
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How can one liberate the many? By first liberating his own being. He does this not by elevating himself, but by lowering…
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When a man is hit by Friendly Fire, his blood pressure lowers and his morale sinks. I have been hit by Friendly…
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The dawn is overcast, the morning lowers, And heavily in clouds brings on the day, The great, the important day, big with…
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He who lowers his mind to the dust of all men’s feet, Sees the Name of God enshrined in every heart.
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Fasting lowers your blood pressure and can lower your cholesterol.
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Constantly scanning the world for the negative comes with a great cost. It undercuts our creativity, raises our stress levels, and lowers…
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A good writer always works at the impossible.There is another kind who pulls in his horizons, drops his mind as one lowers…
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