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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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All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.
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Desire Men Taoism Themselves
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Fail Loses Seize Taoism
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
The ego is entranced by … names and ideas… However names and concepts only block your perception of this Great Oneness. Therefore it is wise to ignore them. Those who live inside their egos are continually bewildered.
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Block Concept Name Perception Wise
…the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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Saint Sinners Tao Te Ching Taoism
Softness triumphs over hardness, feebleness over strength. What is more malleable is always superior over that which is immoveable. This is the principle of controlling things by going along with them, of mastery through adaptation.
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Mastery Principles Superior Triumph
Every step is on the path.
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Every Follow Journey Path Step Taoism
The Master doesn’t seek fulfillment. For only those who are not full are able to be used which brings the feeling of completeness.
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Able Feeling Taoism Together
The sage acts by doing nothing.
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Done Nothing Sage Taoism
Nature is not human hearted.
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Enlightening Hearted Nature
There was something that finished chaos, born before Heaven and Earth.
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Earth Finish Heaven Something Taoism
To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice
An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
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Accomplish Action Inspirational Integral
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
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
The great image lacks shape.
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Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism

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