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Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.

Laozi

A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is.
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Arrive Artist Change Good Intuition
A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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Deem Humorous Love Witty
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order
Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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Breathtaking Themselves Wisdom Wise
For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
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Business Limited Wisdom Wise
The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge Sage Taoism
The world’s big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.
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Attention Country Done Emotion Humble People
Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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Inspirational Inspiring Strength
All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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Action Truth Ultimate
Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.
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Army Before Humility Leadership Other Put
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
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
The ego is entranced by … names and ideas… However names and concepts only block your perception of this Great Oneness. Therefore it is wise to ignore them. Those who live inside their egos are continually bewildered.
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Block Concept Name Perception Wise
If people live in constant fear of death, and if breaking the law is punished by death, then who would dare?
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Country Law People Taoism
Not all spiritual paths lead to the harmonious Oneness. Indeed, most are detours and distractions, nothing more.
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Detours Distraction Oneness Spiritual

Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.

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