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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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No one uses a ribbon typewriter any more, but your final draft is not the time to try to wring a few…
— Lynn Abbey
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It is in the blood of genius to love play for its own sake, and whether one uses one's skill on thrones…
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Many people have the reasoning facility, but no one uses it in religious matters.
— Mark Twain
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A wise man seeks by music to strengthen his soul: the thoughtless one uses it to stifle his fears.
— Confucius
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Distortion upon distortion: . . . the more one uses the mind, the more confused one becomes.
— Laozi
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I sit and wonder why no one uses the shot fake. The shot fake, when used correctly, can eliminate a defender
— Bobby Knight
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Shot fakes and ball fakes work. No one uses more than Wisconsin. It's amazing how many people don't use them
— Bo Ryan
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I have one other issue I'd like to throw on the table. I hesitate to do it, but let me tell you…
— Alan Greenspan
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Yes, one uses what one knows, but autobiography means something else. I should never be able to write a real autobiography; I…
— Alberto Moravia
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Novel-writing can be a cold-blooded business. One uses whatever happens to be lying around in memory and employs it to suit one’s…
— J. L. Carr
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If one uses music that one does not really love, then one will not succeed in making it one's own.
— Lukas Foss
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As Mr. Nagle so competently points out, almost no one uses Eiffel; in fact until recently there were only 9 users. But…
— Bertrand Meyer
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