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

Laozi

Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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Motivational Strength Wisdom
A multitude of words is tiresome, unlike remaining centered.
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Multitudes Taoism Tiresome
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
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
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Self Esteem Spiritual Wisdom
Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Great Mountain Move River
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
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
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Compassion Home Lack Taoism
From caring comes courage.
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Being Inspirational Inspiring Strong
To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice
Empty yourself of everything. Let the mind become still. The ten thousand things rise and fall while the Self watches their return. They grow and flourish and then return to the source. Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature.
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Animal Empty Everything Fall Nature
Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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Depth Heart Inspirational Kindness
The Great Tao flows everywhere, to the left and to the right, all things depend on it to exist, and it does not abandon them. To its accomplishments it lays no claims. It loves and nourished all things, but does not lord it over them.
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Abandon Accomplishment Inspirational
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
If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Ching Country People Give Life Taoism

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

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