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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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When well-divided property has disappeared and Capitalism has taken its place, you cannot reverse the process without acting against natural economic tendencies.
— Hilaire Belloc
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I just want to be a professional. I couldn't live without acting.
— Mickey Rooney
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Observing desire without acting on it enlarges our freedom to choose how we live.
— Tara Brach
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It is impossible for any rational creature to be happy without acting all for God. God Himself could not make him happy…
— David Brainerd
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The sage knows without traveling, perceives without looking, completes without acting.
— Laozi
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Without acting, I cannot breathe.
— Laurence Olivier
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My whole plan in my head has always been, if I go a year without acting, it's time to go home; it's…
— Vanessa Lengies
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I'm too impatient to wait for things to happen to me. If I should be out of work for two months I…
— Erland Josephson
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The more often he feels without acting, the less he will be able ever to act, and, in the long run, the…
— C.S. Lewis
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The lesson I was learning involved the idea that I could feel compassion for people without acting on it.
— Melody Beattie
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While some of us act without thinking, too many of us think without acting.
— Dan Millman
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Most of the problems in life comes because of two reasons . First, we act without thinking second,We keep thinking without acting.
— Abhishek Tiwari
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