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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.

Laozi

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
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
Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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Breathtaking Themselves Wisdom Wise
What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves.
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Abandon Kings People Sell Taoism
Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream.
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Dream Opportunity Success Weed
The light of the Way seems dim.
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Dim Light Reflection Taoism Way
He who has achieved this state Is unconcerned with friends and enemies, With good and harm, with honor and disgrace. This therefore is the highest state of man.
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Enemy Friend Friendship Honor Men Unconcern
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 sage acts by doing nothing.
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Done Nothing Sage Taoism
The master accomplishes more and more by doing less and less until finally he accomplishes everything by doing nothing.
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Accomplish Doing Master Nothing
All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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Action Truth Ultimate
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Fail Loses Seize Taoism
A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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Acceptance Broken Heart Tree
…the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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Saint Sinners Tao Te Ching Taoism
Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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Enemy Human Inspirational Men

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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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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