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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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Cynic, n: a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be.
— Ambrose Bierce
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Though a man may be found in a weak state, that does not at all mean that he has been abandoned by…
— John of Shanghai and San Francisco
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Jealousy sees things always with magnifying glasses which make little things large, of dwarfs giants, of suspicions truths.
— Miguel de Cervantes
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Some guys need to see things on a grease board, ... I like when you can see it in your mind. And…
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He who sees things grow from the beginning will have the best view of them.
— Aristotle
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President Hinckley is not only a living prophet but also a living seer. He sees things that others do not see. He…
— David E. Sorensen
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The philosopher is like a man fasting in the midst of universal intoxication. He alone perceives the illusion of which all creatures…
— Henri Frederic Amiel
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How does one get rid of fear? Ramana: What is fear? It is only a thought. If there is anything besides the…
— Ramana Maharshi
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But fortunately for us and for all men, it has not been given unto us to judge, nor to execute, nor to…
— Richard L. Evans
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The prosaic man sees things badly, or with the bodily sense; but the poet sees them clad in beauty, with the spiritual…
— Henry David Thoreau
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Do you want to improve the world? I don't think it can be done. The world is sacred. It can't be improved.…
— Laozi
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He's 19 years of age, ... He's a fiery character and competitive. I think maybe when he sees things that are a…
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