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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…
• Goodness strives not, and therefore it is not rebuked.
• He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled.…
• Therefore the Sage embraces Unity, and is a model for all under Heaven. He is free from self-display, therefore he shines forth;…
• He who, conscious of being strong, is content to be weak, he shall be the paragon of mankind. Being the paragon of…
• He who is great must make humility his base. He who is high must make lowliness his foundation. Thus, princes and kings…
• Thus it is that "Some things are increased by being diminished, others are diminished by being increased." What others have taught, I…
• What makes a kingdom great is its being like a down-flowing river,--the central point towards which all the smaller streams under Heaven…
• Therefore, if a great kingdom humbles itself before a small kingdom, it shall make that small kingdom its prize. And if a…
• The reason why rivers and seas are able to be lords over a hundred mountain streams, is that they know how to…
• Therefore the Sage, wishing to be above the people, must by his words put himself below them; wishing to be before the…
• 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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