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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

Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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Imperfect Perfection Taoism
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
Meet the big while it is small.
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Big People Small Taoism
All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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Action Truth Ultimate
The sage acts by doing nothing.
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Done Nothing Sage Taoism
I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Compassion Home Lack 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
Nature is not human hearted.
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Enlightening Hearted Nature
In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.
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Being Hard Time Stay Strong
Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.
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Deed Honor Marketplace Men
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
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Fulfill Inspirational Leadership Wisdom
Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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Country Life People Taoism Thinking
Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.
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Dream Opportunity Worry
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Inspirational Intelligent Positivity
The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise
A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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Acceptance Broken Heart Tree

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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