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Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.

Laozi

Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
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Self Esteem Spiritual Wisdom
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge Sage Taoism
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
Heavy is the root of light.
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heavy Light Root Taoism
I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Compassion Home Lack Taoism
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
When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.
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Accomplish Goal Heaven Taoism
Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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Manipulation Mind Serenity Taoism
Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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Determination Motivational Smart
The weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it.
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Everybody Overcome Strong Taoism
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Enough Know Misfortune
In the highest antiquity, the people did not know that there were rulers. In the next age they loved them and praised them. In the next they feared them; in the next they despised them.
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Age Next People Praise
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
Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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Country Life People Taoism Thinking

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