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The more weapons of violence, the more misery to mankind. The triumph of violence ends in a festival of mourning.

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The farther you go, the less you know.
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Country Emotion Knows Leadership People Wisdom
He who has achieved this state Is unconcerned with friends and enemies, With good and harm, with honor and disgrace. This therefore is the highest state of man.
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Enemy Friend Friendship Honor Men Unconcern
The wise man knows without traveling.
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Know Man Travel Wise
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
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order
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
Heavy is the root of light.
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heavy Light Root Taoism
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
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Fulfill Inspirational Leadership Wisdom
Every step is on the path.
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Every Follow Journey Path Step Taoism
A multitude of words is tiresome, unlike remaining centered.
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Multitudes Taoism Tiresome
Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Crouch Happiness Misery
Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.
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Inspirational Problem Simple Small
Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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Inspirational Inspiring Strength
Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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Enemy Human Inspirational Men
Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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Depth Heart Inspirational Kindness

The more weapons of violence, the more misery to mankind. The triumph of violence ends in a festival of mourning.

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