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Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.

Laozi

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
If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Ching Country People Give Life Taoism
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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Compassion Country Taoism Town
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some
The weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it.
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Everybody Overcome Strong Taoism
Wear down to be renewed.
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Country Life People Renew Taoism
With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Conque Peace Power World
Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man’s tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.
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Choice Instrument Men Tool Weapon Wise
The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge 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
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
Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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Behind Compassion Humility
The world’s big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.
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Attention Country Done Emotion Humble People
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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Able Feeling Taoism Together
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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Heart Home Nature Peace

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