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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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Who waits until circumstances completely favor his undertaking, will never accomplish anything.
— Martin Luther
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The general must be the first in the toils and fatigues of the army. In the heat of summer he does not…
— Sun Tzu
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If then you are wise, you will show yourself rather as a reservoir than as a canal. For a canal spreads abroad…
— Bernard of Clairvaux
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The physician who waits until dead certain of a diagnosis before acting is likely to wind up with a dead patient. Sometimes…
— Joel Garreau
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God often waits until we're out of ideas before He lets us know His plans. He competes for our hearts, not our…
— Bob Goff
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Zen Buddhism does not preach. Sermons remain words. It waits until people feel stifled and insecure, driven by a secret longing.
— Eugen Herrigel
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A winner listens, a loser just waits until it is their turn to talk.
— Laozi
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Slyly, banteringly, but also overbearingly, the critic - the one who does not swallow anything whole, who waits until posterity has consecrated…
— Paul Gauguin
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All the black leather she needs is the E-Z boy recliner where her love is parked with one of his hands wrapped…
— Daphne Gottlieb
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Lucas: I wanted to talk to you after class, but you disappeared. Me: I have another class right after. One of those…
— Tammara Webber
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Who waits until the wind shall silent keep, Will never find the ready hour to sow
— Unknown Author
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