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A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.

Laozi

In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.
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Being Hard Time Stay Strong
…the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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Saint Sinners Tao Te Ching Taoism
A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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Acceptance Broken Heart Tree
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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Heaven Mean Vision
Excellent warriors are not violent.
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Excellent Taoism Violent Warrior
A multitude of words is tiresome, unlike remaining centered.
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Multitudes Taoism Tiresome
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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Army Before Humility Leadership Other Put
Meandering leads to perfection.
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Hike Journey Meander Perfection
From caring comes courage.
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Being Inspirational Inspiring Strong
Heavy is the root of light.
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heavy Light Root Taoism
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
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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Deem Humorous Love Witty
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
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
All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.
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Desire Men Taoism Themselves

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