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

Laozi

When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Book Country Life People
Giving birth and nourishing, Bearing yet not possessing, Working yet not taking credit, Leading yet not dominating, This is the Primal Virtue.
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Country Credit Giving Lead People Tke
If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness.
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Deed Elevate Kindness Spiritual Wick
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
The light of the Way seems dim.
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Dim Light Reflection Taoism Way
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
Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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Inspirational Inspiring Strength
When the uncarved wood is split, its parts are put to use. When the sage is put to use, he becomes the head.
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Perceive Sage Taoism Use
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
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
A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful.
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Care Clay Form Space Vessel
If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Ching Country People Give Life Taoism
A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
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Artist Good Intuition Need Person
A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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Deem Humorous Love Witty
Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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Loss More Require Taoism
For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
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Business Limited Wisdom Wise

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

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