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Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.

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Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Great Mountain Move River
If people live in constant fear of death, and if breaking the law is punished by death, then who would dare?
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Country Law People Taoism
He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful.
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Powerful Strength Strong Victory
A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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Acceptance Broken Heart Tree
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some
The past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that. What is grievance? The baggage of old thought and emotion.
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Baggage Emotion Grievance Past
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
Make the small big and the few many.
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Big Few Make Small Taoism
The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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Courses Go Letting World
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Inspirational Intelligent Positivity
When the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one embrace, they can be kept from separating.
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Animal Intelligent Separate Soul
Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.
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Dream Opportunity Worry
Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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Friendship Quarrel Wrong
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
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
Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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Manipulation Mind Serenity Taoism

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