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Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.

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Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Great Mountain Move River
When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.
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Accomplish Goal Heaven Taoism
Wear down to be renewed.
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Country Life People Renew 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
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order
In ancient times, those who followed the Way did not try to give people knowledge thereof, but kept them ignorant.
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Give Knowledge Ignorant People
Meet the big while it is small.
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Big People Small Taoism
Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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Country Life People Taoism Thinking
The light of the Way seems dim.
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Dim Light Reflection Taoism Way
I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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Knowledge Mind Understanding
To lead, one must follow.
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Follow Leadership Must People Vlife
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
There was something that finished chaos, born before Heaven and Earth.
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Earth Finish Heaven Something Taoism
He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful.
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Powerful Strength Strong Victory
If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness.
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Deed Elevate Kindness Spiritual Wick
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

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