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See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world.

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Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some
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
He who has achieved this state Is unconcerned with friends and enemies, With good and harm, with honor and disgrace. This therefore is the highest state of man.
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Enemy Friend Friendship Honor Men Unconcern
Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Crouch Happiness Misery
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
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
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
With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Conque Peace Power World
Meet the big while it is small.
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Big People Small Taoism
Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.
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Inspirational Problem Simple Small
Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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Envy Praise Prevent Taoism
Softness triumphs over hardness, feebleness over strength. What is more malleable is always superior over that which is immoveable. This is the principle of controlling things by going along with them, of mastery through adaptation.
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Mastery Principles Superior Triumph
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
Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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Depth Heart Inspirational Kindness
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
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Self Esteem Spiritual Wisdom
I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Compassion Home Lack Taoism

See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world.

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