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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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To know you have enough is to be rich.
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Country People Rich Simplicity
A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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Acceptance Broken Heart Tree
Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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Breathtaking Themselves Wisdom Wise
Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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Motivational Strength Wisdom
The great image lacks shape.
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Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism
See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world.
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Compassion Country Taoism Town
In the highest antiquity, the people did not know that there were rulers. In the next age they loved them and praised them. In the next they feared them; in the next they despised them.
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Age Next People Praise
Instead of being afraid of death, we should try to awake to life; and the only death we should escape from is to forget the presence of God into us.
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Death Escape Feel Forget Try
The world’s beginning is its mother. To have found the mother is also to know the children. Although you know the children, cling to the mother. Until your last day you will not be harmed.
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Beginning Children Mother Taoism
Meandering leads to perfection.
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Hike Journey Meander Perfection
The more weapons of violence, the more misery to mankind. The triumph of violence ends in a festival of mourning.
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Mourn Triumph Weapon
Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.
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Army Before Humility Leadership Other Put
What resists, persists.
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Emotions Feel Persist Resist
Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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Inspirational Inspiring Strength
Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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Loss More Require 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

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