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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.

Laozi

Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
LAOZI

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.
LAOZI

Taoism Virtue Way
Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
LAOZI

Enough Know Misfortune
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
LAOZI

Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
One cannot reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
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Inspirational Internal Peace Spiritual
No disaster is worse than being discontented.
LAOZI

Disaster Tao Taoism
The weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it.
LAOZI

Everybody Overcome Strong Taoism
Instead of being afraid of death, we should try to awake to life; and the only death we should escape from is to forget the presence of God into us.
LAOZI

Death Escape Feel Forget Try
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
Heavy is the root of light.
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heavy Light Root Taoism
Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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Enemy Human Inspirational Men
Nature is not human hearted.
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Enlightening Hearted Nature
What resists, persists.
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Emotions Feel Persist Resist
The great image lacks shape.
LAOZI

Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism
…the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
LAOZI

Saint Sinners Tao Te Ching Taoism
If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you forever.
LAOZI

Forever Heart Letting Surround

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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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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