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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

The world’s beginning is its mother. To have found the mother is also to know the children. Although you know the children, cling to the mother. Until your last day you will not be harmed.
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Beginning Children Mother Taoism
A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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Deem Humorous Love Witty
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Inspirational Intelligent Positivity
The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge Sage Taoism
Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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Friendship Quarrel Wrong
Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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Inspirational Inspiring Strength
There was something that finished chaos, born before Heaven and Earth.
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Earth Finish Heaven Something Taoism
When the uncarved wood is split, its parts are put to use. When the sage is put to use, he becomes the head.
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Perceive Sage Taoism Use
The sage acts by doing nothing.
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Done Nothing Sage Taoism
Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate their return.
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Contemplate Heart Mind Peace
When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Book Country Life People
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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Everybody Overcome Strong Taoism
Become totally empty Quiet the restlessness of the mind Only then will you witness everything unfolding from emptiness
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Emptiness Inspirational Mind
Empty yourself of everything. Let the mind become still. The ten thousand things rise and fall while the Self watches their return. They grow and flourish and then return to the source. Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature.
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Animal Empty Everything Fall Nature
Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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Manipulation Mind Serenity Taoism
Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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Breathtaking Themselves Wisdom Wise

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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