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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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It is a faculty of the human mind to become what it contemplates, and to act in unison with its object.
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Why the critics, like a flock of ducks, always move in perfect unison: Their authority with the public depends upon an appearance…
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There is a grandeur in the uniformity of the mass. When a fashion, a dance, a song, a slogan or a joke…
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An individual voice can be heard in a choir that otherwise sings in unison. This is something that is not excused.
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In times when religious or political faith or hope predominates, the writer functions totally in unison with society, and expresses society's feelings,…
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Enya never writes a bad melody. That's first and foremost her secret. As she goes along, she'll start changing the dynamics, pushing…
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All things arise in unison. Thereby we see their return.
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One opinion I share with the Dadaists is that art-making presupposes a revolutionary state of mind. Assimilating the practice into commodity or…
— C.D. Wright
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Nowhere in politics is there such a mismatch between public and private realm as in transport. Everyone on the M6 last weekend…
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Remember love. Remember our hearts are one. Even when we are fighting with each other, our hearts are beating in unison. I…
— Yoko Ono
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In a profound sense every man has two halves to his being; he is not one person so much as two persons…
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