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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 high as mind stands above nature, so high does the state stand above physical life. Man must therefore venerate the state…
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Death stands above me, whispering low I know not what into my ear; Of his strange language all I know Is, there…
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When the sage stands above people, they are not oppressed. When he leads people, they are not obstructed. The world will exalt…
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The cross is bigger than your mistakes, bigger than your regrets, bigger than the secrets you hold. The cross stands above it…
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We're understanding what Obama is. He is the great teacher. He is this guy that stands above everybody. There's some condescension in…
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The Lord stands above the new day, for God has made it. All restlessness, all worry, and anxiety flee before him.
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There is in fact no such thing as art for art's sake, art that stands above classes, art that is detached from…
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One cannot seperate truth from actions...Physically inevitable or not, truth stands above all things. It is independant of who has the best…
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No onslaught more fierce was ever seen in the savage world of beasts, where some desperate small creature armed with little teeth,…
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Cold as winter, strong as stone; She faced the darkness all alone. A silver goddess; a reflection. A mirage; a recollection. No…
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