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Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.

Laozi

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
Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.
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Deed Honor Marketplace Men
With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Conque Peace Power World
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
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
The great image lacks shape.
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Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism
Never take over the world to tamper with it. Those who want to tamper with it are not fit to take over the world.
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REquired Take Taoism Temper World
Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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Envy Praise Prevent Taoism
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
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Fulfill Inspirational Leadership Wisdom
The seed of mystery lies in muddy water. How can I perceive this mystery? Water becomes clear through stillness. How can I become still? By flowing with the stream.
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Lying Mystery Stillness Water
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
When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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Heart Love People Realize
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Fail Loses Seize Taoism
Become totally empty Quiet the restlessness of the mind Only then will you witness everything unfolding from emptiness
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Emptiness Inspirational Mind

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