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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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Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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Loss More Require Taoism
Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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Friendship Quarrel Wrong
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
If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Ching Country People Give Life Taoism
The True Person benefits yet expects no reward, does the work and moves on. There is no desire to be considered better than others.
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Desire Earth Inspirational Move
The wise man knows without traveling.
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Know Man Travel Wise
I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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Knowledge Mind Understanding
Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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Depth Heart Inspirational Kindness
Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate their return.
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Contemplate Heart Mind Peace
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 he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise
Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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Country Life People Taoism Thinking
Return animosity with virtue.
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Animosity Compassion Return Taoism
To be constantly without desire is the way to have a vision of the mystery of heaven and earth. For constantly to have desire is the means by which their limitations are seen.
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Heaven Mean Vision
All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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Action Truth Ultimate
Make the small big and the few many.
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Big Few Make Small Taoism

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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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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