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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

Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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Heart Home Nature Peace
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
That the soft overcomes the hard, and the yielding overcomes the resistant, is a fact known by all, but practiced by few.
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Fact Known Overcoming Practice
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some
I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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Knowledge Mind Understanding
Nature is not human hearted.
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Enlightening Hearted Nature
Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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Country Life People Taoism Thinking
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
Make the small big and the few many.
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Big Few Make Small Taoism
With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Conque Peace Power World
When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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Heart Love People Realize
The more weapons of violence, the more misery to mankind. The triumph of violence ends in a festival of mourning.
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Mourn Triumph Weapon
Wear down to be renewed.
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Country Life People Renew Taoism
In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don’t try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
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Family Inspirational Motivational
The sage acts by doing nothing.
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Done Nothing Sage Taoism

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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