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A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is.

Laozi

If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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Heart Home Nature Peace
The past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that. What is grievance? The baggage of old thought and emotion.
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Baggage Emotion Grievance Past
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Fail Loses Seize Taoism
Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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Enemy Human Inspirational Men
A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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Acceptance Broken Heart Tree
Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.
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Inspirational Problem Simple Small
Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Fail Honor People
A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
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Artist Good Intuition Need Person
The great image lacks shape.
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Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
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Self Esteem Spiritual Wisdom
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
When the uncarved wood is split, its parts are put to use. When the sage is put to use, he becomes the head.
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Perceive Sage Taoism Use
The farther you go, the less you know.
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Country Emotion Knows Leadership People Wisdom
The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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Courses Go Letting World
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
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

A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is.

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A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is.

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