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To know you have enough is to be rich.

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Instead of being afraid of death, we should try to awake to life; and the only death we should escape from is to forget the presence of God into us.
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Death Escape Feel Forget Try
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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Flame Inspirational Long Philosophy
From caring comes courage.
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Being Inspirational Inspiring Strong
The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise
When the Way is lost there is virtue. When virtue is lost there is benevolence. When benevolence is lost there is righteousness. When righteousness is lost there are rituals.
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Taoism Virtue 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
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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Behind Compassion Humility
. . . the mind is desperate to fix the river {of events} in place: Possessed by ideas of the past, preoccupied with images of the future, it overlooks the plain truth of the moment.
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Idea Past Possessed Truth
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
When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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Heart Love People Realize
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
Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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Friendship Quarrel Wrong
In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don’t try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
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Family Inspirational Motivational
The Great Tao flows everywhere, to the left and to the right, all things depend on it to exist, and it does not abandon them. To its accomplishments it lays no claims. It loves and nourished all things, but does not lord it over them.
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Abandon Accomplishment Inspirational
Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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Country Life People Taoism Thinking

To know you have enough is to be rich.

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