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The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.

Laozi

Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Enough Know Misfortune
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some
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
Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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Enemy Human Inspirational Men
Return animosity with virtue.
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Animosity Compassion Return Taoism
Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Crouch Happiness Misery
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
Not all spiritual paths lead to the harmonious Oneness. Indeed, most are detours and distractions, nothing more.
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Detours Distraction Oneness Spiritual
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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Loss More Require Taoism
The great Way is all-pervading. It reaches to the left and to the right. All things depend on it with their existence. Still it demands no obedience.
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Demand Depend Reach Taoism Thing Way
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
With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Conque Peace Power World
When the Way is lost there is virtue. When virtue is lost there is benevolence. When benevolence is lost there is righteousness. When righteousness is lost there are rituals.
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Taoism Virtue Way
Instead of being afraid of death, we should try to awake to life; and the only death we should escape from is to forget the presence of God into us.
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Death Escape Feel Forget Try
He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that is worn out shall be renewed. He who has little shall succeed. He who has much shall go astray.
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Empty Entire Humility Little Succeed

The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.

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