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Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.

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With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Conque Peace Power World
The great image lacks shape.
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Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism
Every step is on the path.
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Every Follow Journey Path Step Taoism
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 world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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Courses Go Letting World
An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
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Accomplish Action Inspirational Integral
A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful.
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Care Clay Form Space Vessel
I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Compassion Home Lack Taoism
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Inspirational Intelligent Positivity
The world’s beginning is its mother. To have found the mother is also to know the children. Although you know the children, cling to the mother. Until your last day you will not be harmed.
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Beginning Children Mother Taoism
To know you have enough is to be rich.
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Country People Rich Simplicity
The Great Tao flows everywhere, to the left and to the right, all things depend on it to exist, and it does not abandon them. To its accomplishments it lays no claims. It loves and nourished all things, but does not lord it over them.
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Abandon Accomplishment Inspirational
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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Heart Love People Realize
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
Giving birth and nourishing, Bearing yet not possessing, Working yet not taking credit, Leading yet not dominating, This is the Primal Virtue.
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Country Credit Giving Lead People Tke

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