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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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And if we now cast our eyes over the nations of the earth, we shall find that, instead of possessing the pure…
— Samuel Adams
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Level 5 leaders are differentiated from other levels of leaders in that they have a wonderful blend of personal humility combined with…
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How vast those Orbs must be, and how inconsiderable this Earth, the Theatre upon which all our mighty Designs, all our Navigations,…
— Christiaan Huygens
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Level 5 leaders channel their ego needs away from themselves and into the larger goal of building a great company. It's not…
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If you overesteem great men, people become powerless. If you overvalue possessions, people begin to steal. The Master leads by emptying people's…
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I don't know many ambition- ridden people who really enjoy themselves. Even success doesn't seem to still the insatiable, gnawing hunger of…
— Loretta Young
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Everyone was willing to take some small risk to lessen the damage of their ambition and disorder and lawlessness.
— Kristin Cashore
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All I would tell people is to hold onto what was individual about themselves, not to allow their ambition for success to…
— Harrison Ford
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Beginning with a trip out to Ellis Island, I saw for myself where thousands of European immigrants took their first steps onto…
— Paul Merton
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One word was sufficient to gain public favour. That word was Constitution, of all words the least precise, the most open to…
— Unknown Author
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