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The seed of mystery lies in muddy water. How can I perceive this mystery? Water becomes clear through stillness. How can I become still? By flowing with the stream.

Laozi

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
Wear down to be renewed.
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Country Life People Renew Taoism
I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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Knowledge Mind Understanding
Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Crouch Happiness Misery
To be constantly without desire is the way to have a vision of the mystery of heaven and earth. For constantly to have desire is the means by which their limitations are seen.
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Heaven Mean Vision
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Inspirational Intelligent Positivity
What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves.
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Abandon Kings People Sell Taoism
The great image lacks shape.
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Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism
Heavy is the root of light.
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heavy Light Root Taoism
Nature is not human hearted.
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Enlightening Hearted Nature
The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
From caring comes courage.
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Being Inspirational Inspiring Strong
A multitude of words is tiresome, unlike remaining centered.
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Multitudes Taoism Tiresome
Never take over the world to tamper with it. Those who want to tamper with it are not fit to take over the world.
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REquired Take Taoism Temper World
The more weapons of violence, the more misery to mankind. The triumph of violence ends in a festival of mourning.
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Mourn Triumph Weapon

The seed of mystery lies in muddy water. How can I perceive this mystery? Water becomes clear through stillness. How can I become still? By flowing with the stream.

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