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Loss is not as bad as wanting more.

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A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful.
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Care Clay Form Space Vessel
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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Compassion Country Taoism Town
The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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Criminal Law Taoism
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Fail Loses Seize Taoism
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 more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.
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Heart Matter People Trying Vice
I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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Knowledge Mind Understanding
The light of the Way seems dim.
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Dim Light Reflection Taoism Way
The great image lacks shape.
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Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
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
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
The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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Cheish Sage Taoism
Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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Loss More Require Taoism
Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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Determination Motivational Smart
If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you forever.
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Forever Heart Letting Surround

Loss is not as bad as wanting more.

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