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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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It's almost like a lot of black people in America, a lot of young black men, are born with this cloud over…
— Erykah Badu
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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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True goodness springs from a man's own heart. All men are born good.
— Confucius
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If all men are born free, why is it that all women are born slaves?
— Mary Astell
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Age does not depend upon years, but upon temperament and health. Some men are born old, and some never grow so.
— Tryon Edwards
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I want to be known as 'The Big Shakespeare.' It was Shakespeare that said, 'Some men are born great, some achieve greatness,…
— Shaquille O'Neal
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Feminism as a movement for political and social equity is important, but feminism as an academic clique committed to eccentric doctrines about…
— Steven Pinker
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Some trees flourish, others die. Some cattle grow strong, others are taken by wolves. Some men are born rich enough and dumb…
— John Marston
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Men are born, and then they're formed.
— John Marston
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...we may be able to prove conclusively that all men are born with potentially brilliant intellects...and that the source of cultural creativity…
— John Blacking
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It is to be kept in mind that the generations of men do not wait for the convenience of the church in…
— J. Oswald Sanders
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If by saying that all men are born equal, you mean that they are equally born, it is true, but true in…
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