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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

He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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Courses Go Letting World
. . . 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
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
A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful.
LAOZI

Care Clay Form Space Vessel
The world’s big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.
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Attention Country Done Emotion Humble People
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
Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Great Mountain Move River
If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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Heart Home Nature Peace
For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
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Business Limited Wisdom Wise
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
Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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Enemy Human Inspirational Men
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
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 True Person benefits yet expects no reward, does the work and moves on. There is no desire to be considered better than others.
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Desire Earth Inspirational Move
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism

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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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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