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HSUAN-TSUNG says, “To stand aloof is to be relaxed and unconcerned. To open up is to be simple and honest. The ruler who governs without effort lets things take care of themselves.
Red Pine • Lao-tzu's Taoteching
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Gardner Bovingdon • The Uyghurs: Strangers in Their Own Land
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Gardner Bovingdon • The Uyghurs: Strangers in Their Own Land
“Thank you, sir. I am truly honored, and I will not use up too much time.” The Wallbreaker bowed again. A humble respect so rarely seen among modern people seemed to be in his blood, able to manifest at any time, like a noose gradually tightening around Tyler’s neck. “Then, sir, was my rendition of your strategy just now correct?” “It was.” “It was
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Thich Nhat Hanh
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The mood of the hearing relaxed. Now that the two Wallfacers had decided to enter hibernation, the hearing’s participants sighed with relief. The emergence of the first Wallbreaker and his Wallfacer’s suicide had dealt a heavy blow to the entire project. Tyler’s suicide in particular had been a foolish act. If he had lived, people would still be in
... See moreCixin Liu • The Dark Forest (The Three-Body Problem Series Book 2)
Patricia Mou • vol.33: 15 Mindful Product Principles from Allen Zhang, Father of WeChat
He strove to treat his subjects like his children, and he treated talented men like his brothers, no matter what their origin was. He described his relations with his officials as being close and based on respect: “We always agree in our principles and we are always united in mutual affection.”
Jack Weatherford • Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
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