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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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Some often repent, yet never reform; they resemble a man traveling in a dangerous path, who frequently starts and stops, but never…
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You want to mess up the minds of your children? Here's how - guaranteed! Rear them in a legalistic, tight context of…
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Was there any meaning to life or to war, that two men should sit together and jump within seconds of each other…
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— Jim Stovall
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In conversation the game is, to say something new with old words. And you shall observe a man of the people picking…
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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He who believes in God is not careful for the morrow, but labors joyfully and with a great heart. "For He giveth…
— Martin Luther
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Love me, even if it's a lie. Leave me yet never say goodbye
— Faraaz Kazi
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Most of the book deals with things we already know yet never learn.
— Huston Smith
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Beauty in art is truth bathed in an impression received from nature. I am struck upon seeing a certain place. While I…
— Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot
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Between government in the republican meaning, that is, Constitutional, representative, limited government, on the one hand, and Empire on the other hand,…
— Garet Garrett
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To us it seems incredible that the Greek philosophers should have scanned so deeply into right and wrong and yet never noticed…
— Brigid Brophy
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Humility is something we should constantly pray for, yet never thank God that we have.
— M R DeHaan
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