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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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I do believe there is many a tear in the heart that never reaches the eyes.
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A man never reaches that dizzy height of wisdom when he can no longer be led by the nose.
— Mark Twain
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In endeavor itself there is a certain dynamic entertainment, affording an illusion of useful purpose. With achievement the illusion is dispelled. Man's…
— Rafael Sabatini
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Mountaineering is a relentless pursuit. One climbs further and further yet never reaches the destination. Perhaps that is what gives it its…
— Hermann Buhl
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Act without doing; work without effort. Think of the small as large and the few as many. Confront the difficult while it…
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Teaching unsupported by grace may enter our ears, but it never reaches the heart. When God's grace does touch our innermost minds…
— Isidore of Seville
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However low a man sinks he never reaches the level of the police.
— Quentin Crisp
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One never reaches home, but wherever friendly paths intersect the whole world looks like home for a time.
— Hermann Hesse
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Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself an impossible aim. It is, one is told, the unforgivable sin, but it…
— Graham Greene
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The future is what matters — because one never reaches it, but always stays in the present — like the White Queen…
— Sylvia Plath
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One who tries to please every one never reaches near to his targeted goal. He bewilders in zero space in search of…
— DrAnil Kr Sinha
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Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself an impossible aim. It is, one is told, the unforgivable sin, but it…
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