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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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Not to be able to bear poverty is a shameful thing, but not to know how to chase it away by work…
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The media are obsessed with spin doctors and with portraying them as a bad thing, yet seem addicted to our medicine.
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I conduct my life with an expectation that people will do the right thing. Yet even with all my experience, I am…
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Water is the softest thing, yet it can penetrate mountains and earth. This shows clearly the principle of softness overcoming hardness.
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A spark is a little thing, yet it may kindle the world.
— Martin Farquhar Tupper
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In the scope of a happy life, a messy desk or an overstuffed coat closet is a trivial thing, yet I find…
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There is a thing, like a bird, weak and fluttering within my chest, i cradle it and care for it as anyone…
— Gabriel Macht
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How easy it is to call rogue and villain, and that wittily! But how hard to make a man appear a fool,…
— John Dryden
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Reading is not work, not a chore, not a drudgery; reading is the most joyful thing, yet, in the world.
— James Patterson
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I was never really certain why he scared the bejesus out of me. Nothing scared me growing up. I’ve been playing with…
— Darynda Jones
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In the scope of a happy life, a messy desk or an overstuffed coat closet is a trivial thing, yet I find…
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Love don't cost a thing, yet it requires everything to sustain it.
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