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If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.

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Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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Motivational Strength Wisdom
In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.
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Being Hard Time Stay Strong
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
Heavy is the root of light.
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heavy Light Root Taoism
The light of the Way seems dim.
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Dim Light Reflection Taoism Way
When the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one embrace, they can be kept from separating.
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Animal Intelligent Separate Soul
What resists, persists.
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Emotions Feel Persist Resist
When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Book Country Life People
Return animosity with virtue.
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Animosity Compassion Return Taoism
See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world.
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Compassion Country Taoism Town
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice
If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness.
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Deed Elevate Kindness Spiritual Wick
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
All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.
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Desire Men Taoism Themselves

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