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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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As long as people overlook matters, then inferiors can, without any fear, lead an easy and peaceful life.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
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True, we [lawyers] build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no pictures—unless as amateurs for our…
— John W. Davis
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Although we are all the same in not wanting problems and wanting a peaceful life, we tend to create a lot of…
— Dalai Lama
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Nurture the spontaneous peaceful life.
— Laozi
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Don't ever believe that you are going to be peaceful-life is not like that. When you are changing all the time, you've…
— Leo Buscaglia
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No one can have a peaceful life who thinks too much about lengthening it.
— Seneca the Younger
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How peaceful life would be without love. Â How safe, how tranquil and how dull.
— Sean Connery
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Pray silently with simplicity every day to stay cool and calm in mind, composed and collected in heart; courageous and connected to…
— Anuj
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Many people feel so pressured by the expectations of others that it causes them to be frustrated, miserable and confused about what…
— Joyce Meyer
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Go forth from our holy land and go back to your families who are waiting for you impatiently, that you and we,…
— Muqtada al Sadr
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Everything we do is infused with the energy with which we do it. If we're frantic, life will be frantic. If we're…
— Marianne Williamson
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Death is Peaceful, Life is Harder
— Stephenie Meyer
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