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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 whole earth, perpetually steeped in blood, is nothing but an immense altar on which every living thing must be sacrificed without…
— Joseph de Maistre
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Self-restraint may be alien to the human temperament, but humanity without restraint will dig its own grave.
— Marya Mannes
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Everything must be free to be written and published without restraint
— John Stuart Mill
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When one gives whatever one can without restraint, the barriers of individuality break down. It no longer becomes possible to tell whether…
— Laozi
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What is hell other than a realm in which unholiness works without restraint in body and soul?
— Abraham Kuyper
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The true nature of man left to himself without restraint is not nobility but savagery.
— Steven James
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I had no way of knowing where it began or where it ended. Only that it flowed without restraint.
— Shin Kyung-sook
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'Children, don't speak so coarsely,' said Mr Webster, who had a vague notion that some supervision should be exercised over his daughters'…
— Robertson Davies
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What is it that every man seeks? To be secure, to be happy, to do what he pleases without restraint and without…
— Epictetus
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Dressing is a way of life. It brings you joy. It can give you freedom and liberation, help you to find yourself…
— Yves Saint Laurent
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At every crisis in one's life, it is absolute salvation to have some sympathetic friend to whom you can think aloud without…
— Woodrow Wilson
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I urge you all today, especially today during these times of chaos and war, to love yourself without reservations and to love…
— Margaret Cho
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