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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 slightest acquaintance with history shows that powerful republics are the most warlike and unscrupulous of nations.
— Ambrose Bierce
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The best soldiers are not warlike; the best fighters do not lose their temper. The greatest conquerors are those who overcome their…
— Laozi
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To a people warlike and indigent, an incursion into a rich country is never hurtful.
— Samuel Johnson
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I welcome all the signs indicating that a more manly and warlike age is commencing, which will, above all, bring heroism again…
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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Under conditions of peace the warlike man attacks himself.
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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Christianity is a lifestyle - a way of being in the world that is simple, non-violent, shared, and loving. However, we made…
— Richard Rohr
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Knowing how to fight made men more bold, because no one fears doing what it seems to him he has learned to…
— Niccolo Machiavelli
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Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss. Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike…
— Patrick Henry
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[L]eave nothing to the uncertainty of procuring a warlike apparatus at the moment of public danger.
— George Washington
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They said we were soft, that we would not fight, that we could not win. We are not a warlike nation. We…
— Harry S. Truman
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But could not our situation be compared to one of a menacing epidemic? People are unable to view this situation in its…
— Albert Einstein
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The German people are not a warlike nation. It is a soldierly one, which means it does not want a war, but…
— Adolf Hitler
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