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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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I like the purity of stand-up because it is all about whether people laugh at your jokes. Either they laugh or they…
— Jo Brand
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I just always loved stand-up. It's like magic. You say something, and a whole room full of people laughs together. Say something…
— Dave Chappelle
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When the highest type of people hear Tao (Truth), they diligently practice it. When the average type of people hear Tao, they…
— Laozi
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We are the same. There is no difference anywhere in the world. People are people. They laugh, cry, feel, and love, and…
— Willie Nelson
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The angels laugh at old Karl. They laugh at him because he tries to grasp the truth about God in a book…
— Karl Barth
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If I get a hard audience they are not going to get away until they laugh. Those seven laughs a minute --…
— Ken Dodd
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I think Taj and Nina were better friends, because they get along, they have a lot of fun and they laugh. But…
— Delta Goodrem
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If you do not know where your competitor is, or overconfident and snobbish about your competitor, or are unable to comprehend how…
— Jack Ma
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I don't understand racism. We are all the same and I have the perfect hypothesis to prove it. I play to all…
— Michael Jackson
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We know the degree of refinement in people by the matter they laugh at and the ring of the laugh.
— George Meredith
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Men commit murder and all sorts of mayhem, in a few years they're back on the streets. Highway robbery and white collar…
— Waylon Jennings
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If I had my life to live over again, I'd run barefoot, relax a bit more, I'd talk more to children, and…
— Amy Grant
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