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Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.

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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 sage acts by doing nothing.
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Done Nothing Sage Taoism
To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice
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
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Fail Loses Seize Taoism
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
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Self Esteem Spiritual Wisdom
Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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Breathtaking Themselves Wisdom Wise
Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.
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Compassion Heart Humility World
What is a good man but a bad man’s teacher? What is a bad man but a good man’s job? If you do not remember this, You will get lost, No matter how intelligent you are. It is the great secret.
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Good Intelligent Job Man Teacher
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
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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Loss More Require Taoism
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 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
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
All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.
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Desire Men Taoism Themselves

Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.

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