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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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My turn of mind is so given to taking things in the absurd point of view, that it breaks out in spite…
— Lord Byron
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We often add to our pain and suffering by being overly sensitive, over-reacting to minor things, and sometimes taking things too personally.
— Dalai Lama
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The art of winning in business is in working hard - not taking things too seriously.
— Elbert Hubbard
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In fact, we will have to give up taking things for granted, even the apparently simple things. We have to learn to…
— John Desmond Bernal
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It's human nature to start taking things for granted again when danger isn't banging loudly on the door.
— David Hackworth
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Knowledge comes by taking things apart, analysis. But wisdom comes by putting things together.
— Unknown Author
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The challenge is about taking things that are infinitely complex and making them simpler and more understandable.
— Robert Greenberg
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Diligence is a good thing, but taking things easy is much more restful.
— Mark Twain
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I feel like sometimes people on television shows can start taking things for granted, or they don't want to be here or…
— Jason Ritter
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Well, I have a couple of projects in the pipeline, but I'm taking things slow for now and being choosy about the…
— Natasha Henstridge
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I'm not interested in 'abstracting' or taking things out or reducing painting to design, form, line, and color. I paint this way…
— Willem de Kooning
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As a child I was always taking things apart. My idea was that I was 'fixing' things, but I guess I was…
— Unknown Author
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