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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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The solutions put forth by imperialism are the quintessence of simplicity...When they speak of the problems of population and birth, they are…
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Of the best rulers, The people only know that they exist; the next best they love and praise the next they fear;…
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Real bibliophiles do not put their books on shelves for people to look at or handle. They have no desire to show…
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Why does the left hate free speech? Because they don't know how to talk about the substantive merits when they are challenged.…
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When public men indulge themselves in abuse, when they deny others a fair trial, when they resort to innuendo and insinuation, to…
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Plants can't very well defend themselves by their behavior, so they resort to chemical warfare, and plants are saturated with toxins and…
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When our opponents on the Left have no serious ideas of their own, they resort to emotional appeals that play up Americans'…
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When public men indulge themselves in abuse, when they deny others a fair trial, when they resort to innuendo and insinuation, to…
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When gold prices start to go beyond the reach of small investors, they resort to silver.
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