The master accomplishes more and more by doing less and less until finally he accomplishes everything by doing nothing.
LAOZISoftness triumphs over hardness, feebleness over strength. What is more malleable is always superior over that which is immoveable. This is the principle of controlling things by going along with them, of mastery through adaptation.
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The weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it.
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Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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In the highest antiquity, the people did not know that there were rulers. In the next age they loved them and praised them. In the next they feared them; in the next they despised them.
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Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
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Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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Heavy is the root of light.
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Return animosity with virtue.
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The great image lacks shape.
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The True Person benefits yet expects no reward, does the work and moves on. There is no desire to be considered better than others.
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The farther you go, the less you know.
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Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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Excellent warriors are not violent.
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Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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