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In ancient times, those who followed the Way did not try to give people knowledge thereof, but kept them ignorant.

Laozi

He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that is worn out shall be renewed. He who has little shall succeed. He who has much shall go astray.
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Empty Entire Humility Little Succeed
Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.
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Compassion Heart Humility World
A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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Deem Humorous Love Witty
What is a good man but a bad man’s teacher? What is a bad man but a good man’s job? If you do not remember this, You will get lost, No matter how intelligent you are. It is the great secret.
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Good Intelligent Job Man Teacher
Health is the greatest possession.
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Health Possession Wealth
To lead, one must follow.
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Follow Leadership Must People Vlife
When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.
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Deep Honor Inspirational Life
A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
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Artist Good Intuition Need Person
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Fail Loses Seize Taoism
The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.
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Heart Matter People Trying Vice
No disaster is worse than being discontented.
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Disaster Tao Taoism
The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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Criminal Law Taoism
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Conque Peace Power World
That the soft overcomes the hard, and the yielding overcomes the resistant, is a fact known by all, but practiced by few.
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Fact Known Overcoming Practice
Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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Depth Heart Inspirational Kindness

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