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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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Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don't know and I don't care.
— William Safire
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Speed is the cushion of sloppiness.
— Unknown Author
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Androgynous fashion, long hair, the Pill, a new interest in the inner psychological life - an unabashed sloppiness, if you will -…
— Andrew Marr
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There is a big misunderstanding about the idea of naturalness. Most people who come to us believing in some freedom or naturalness,…
— Laozi
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I would make myself head of the style police and we would fight fiercely against sloppiness,
— Karl Lagerfeld
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They've destroyed their environment, by and large. They've eliminated most other species on the planet, which is just an indication of their…
— Frederick Lenz
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It's responsible for the sloppiness and imprecision of the War on Terror, for example. It's responsible for taking people's tax dollars and…
— Timothy Hallinan
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Solitude was no reason for sloppiness
— Armistead Maupin
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Modesty is an excuse for sloppiness, laziness, self-indulgence; small ambitions evoke small efforts.
— Stephen Vizinczey
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