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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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Love is a fleeting emotion, to reach true nirvana one must know themselves and forsake love, for it breeds contempt
— Gautama Buddha
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This is a warring universe. To survive here, one must know its ways.
— Harold Klemp
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How to get the best of it all? One must conquer, achieve, get to the top; one must know the end to…
— George Leigh Mallory
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One must know one's own secret.
— Swami Nithyananda
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One must know how to disregard the vehicle of the idea in order to consider its motivation alone.
— R. A. Schwaller de Lubicz
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As soon as rules were made, names were given. There are already many names. One must know when it is enough.
— Laozi
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One must know the so-called 'lesson of a downpour. A man, caught in a sudden rain en route, dashes along the road…
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
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To be absolutely certain about something, one must know everything or nothing about it.
— Richard Miller
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Like electricity, the Light is everywhere, but one must know how to activate it. I have come for that.
— Mother Meera
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