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Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.

Laozi

When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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Heart Love People Realize
The farther you go, the less you know.
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Country Emotion Knows Leadership People Wisdom
The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge Sage Taoism
. . . the mind is desperate to fix the river {of events} in place: Possessed by ideas of the past, preoccupied with images of the future, it overlooks the plain truth of the moment.
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Idea Past Possessed Truth
Become totally empty Quiet the restlessness of the mind Only then will you witness everything unfolding from emptiness
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Emptiness Inspirational Mind
Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.
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Inspirational Problem Simple Small
Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.
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Compassion Heart Humility World
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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Manipulation Mind Serenity Taoism
Never take over the world to tamper with it. Those who want to tamper with it are not fit to take over the world.
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REquired Take Taoism Temper World
In ancient times, those who followed the Way did not try to give people knowledge thereof, but kept them ignorant.
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Give Knowledge Ignorant 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
Meandering leads to perfection.
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Hike Journey Meander Perfection
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some
What is a good man but a bad man’s teacher? What is a bad man but a good man’s job? If you do not remember this, You will get lost, No matter how intelligent you are. It is the great secret.
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Good Intelligent Job Man Teacher

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