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All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.

Laozi

Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
LAOZI

Fail Loses Seize Taoism
The more weapons of violence, the more misery to mankind. The triumph of violence ends in a festival of mourning.
LAOZI

Mourn Triumph Weapon
Not all spiritual paths lead to the harmonious Oneness. Indeed, most are detours and distractions, nothing more.
LAOZI

Detours Distraction Oneness Spiritual
The past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that. What is grievance? The baggage of old thought and emotion.
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Baggage Emotion Grievance Past
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
LAOZI

Self Esteem Spiritual Wisdom
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
LAOZI

Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
In the highest antiquity, the people did not know that there were rulers. In the next age they loved them and praised them. In the next they feared them; in the next they despised them.
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Age Next People Praise
Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man’s tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.
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Choice Instrument Men Tool Weapon Wise
The master accomplishes more and more by doing less and less until finally he accomplishes everything by doing nothing.
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Accomplish Doing Master Nothing
The farther you go, the less you know.
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Country Emotion Knows Leadership People Wisdom
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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Loss More Require Taoism
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
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful.
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Powerful Strength Strong Victory
A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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Acceptance Broken Heart Tree

All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.

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