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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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Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.
— Abu Bakr
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Follow the way of life, which the Holy Prophet has shown you, for verily that is the right path.
— Abu Bakr
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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…
— Laozi
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When we were in the woods beyond Gowbarrow Park we saw a few daffodils close to the waterside. But as we went…
— Dorothy Wordsworth
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Expose not the secret failings of mankind, otherwise you must verily bring scandal upon them and distrust upon yourself.
— Saadi
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Verily, men do foolish things thoughtlessly, knowing not why; but no woman doeth aught without a reason.
— Gelett Burgess
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All Science is necessarily prophetic, so truly so, that the power of prophecy is the test, the infallible criterion, by which any…
— Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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If there is anything that can bind the heavenly mind of man to this dreary exile of our earthly home and can…
— Johannes Kepler
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All Chaos was once yer kingdom; verily, held ye dominion over the entire Pentaverse, but today ye was sore afraid in dark…
— Robert Anton Wilson
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Verily, the word of Allah teaches us, and we implicitly believe it, that for a Muslim to kill a Jew, or for…
— Unknown Author
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Verily, I say unto you, that the wisdom of man, in his fallen state, knoweth not the purposes and the privileges of…
— Joseph Smith, Jr.
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If you will believe me, you who are young, yours is the golden season of life. As you have heard it called,…
— Thomas Carlyle
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