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

Laozi

Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Enough Know Misfortune
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.
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Deep Honor Inspirational Life
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
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.
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Taoism Virtue Way
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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Average Believe Diligently Practice
Meet the big while it is small.
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Big People Small Taoism
The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge Sage Taoism
If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you forever.
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Forever Heart Letting Surround
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
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Self Esteem Spiritual Wisdom
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
When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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Heart Love People Realize
No disaster is worse than being discontented.
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Disaster Tao Taoism
Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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Imperfect Perfection Taoism
The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise
If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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Heart Home Nature Peace
In the highest antiquity, the people did not know that there were rulers. In the next age they loved them and praised them. In the next they feared them; in the next they despised them.
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Age Next People Praise

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