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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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Take heed of critics even when they are not fair; resist them even when they are.
— Jean Rostand
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And if a minister shall usurp the supreme and absolute govern ment of America, and set up his instructions as laws in…
— Samuel Adams
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Gun control does not decrease gun ownership by criminals but instead reduces their incentives to refrain from violence because it decreases the…
— Unknown Author
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We receive the truths of science by compulsion. Nothing but ignorance is able to resist them.
— Chauncey Wright
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What then are we to do about our problems? We must learn to live with them until such time as God delivers…
— Aiden Wilson Tozer
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All of the American's foreign wars have been fought with foes either too weak to resist them or too heavily engaged elsewhere…
— H. L. Mencken
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At which time came to us many boats and we suffered them to come aboard, being not able to resist them, which…
— William Adams
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Whatever you resist you become. If you resist anger, you are always angry. If you resist sadness, you are always sad. If…
— Adyashanti
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The mistake we have made in our lives is that over and over again we've run into the needful moment and then…
— Guy Finley
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I may have had many projects, but I never was free to carry out any of them. It did me little good…
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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Much to his annoyance, a thought popped into his mind. It was very clear and very distinct, and he had now come…
— Douglas Adams
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I learned through my body and soul that it was necessary to sin, that I needed lust, that I had to strive…
— Hermann Hesse
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