When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.
LAOZIConquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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The past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that. What is grievance? The baggage of old thought and emotion.
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Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.
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He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.
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To lead, one must follow.
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If people live in constant fear of death, and if breaking the law is punished by death, then who would dare?
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What resists, persists.
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Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world.
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The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.
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The Master doesn’t seek fulfillment. For only those who are not full are able to be used which brings the feeling of completeness.
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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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To be constantly without desire is the way to have a vision of the mystery of heaven and earth. For constantly to have desire is the means by which their limitations are seen.
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