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He who has achieved this state Is unconcerned with friends and enemies, With good and harm, with honor and disgrace. This therefore is the highest state of man.

Laozi

If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you forever.
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Forever Heart Letting Surround
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
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
Meet the big while it is small.
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Big People Small Taoism
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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Flame Inspirational Long Philosophy
Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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Country Life People Taoism Thinking
Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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Determination Motivational Smart
…the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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Saint Sinners Tao Te Ching Taoism
Nature is not human hearted.
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Enlightening Hearted Nature
Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Enough Know Misfortune
When the highest type of people hear Tao (Truth), they diligently practice it. When the average type of people hear Tao, they half believe in it. When the lowest type of people hear Tao, they laugh at it. If they did not laugh, it would not be Tao.
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Average Believe Diligently Practice
The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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Criminal Law Taoism
What resists, persists.
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Emotions Feel Persist Resist
In ancient times, those who followed the Way did not try to give people knowledge thereof, but kept them ignorant.
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Give Knowledge Ignorant People
The great Way is all-pervading. It reaches to the left and to the right. All things depend on it with their existence. Still it demands no obedience.
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Demand Depend Reach Taoism Thing Way
Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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Loss More Require Taoism

He who has achieved this state Is unconcerned with friends and enemies, With good and harm, with honor and disgrace. This therefore is the highest state of man.

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