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He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful.

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A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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Acceptance Broken Heart Tree
Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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Determination Motivational Smart
Meet the big while it is small.
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Big People Small Taoism
Why is the sea king of a hundred streams? Because it lies below them… If the sage would guide the people, he must serve with humility. If he would lead them, he must follow behind. In this way when the sage rules, the people will not feel oppressed.
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Below Humility King Lying People
Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.
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Dream Opportunity Worry
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
Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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Behind Compassion Humility
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some
When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.
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Deep Honor Inspirational Life
The seed of mystery lies in muddy water. How can I perceive this mystery? Water becomes clear through stillness. How can I become still? By flowing with the stream.
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Lying Mystery Stillness Water
An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
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Accomplish Action Inspirational Integral
Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream.
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Dream Opportunity Success Weed
If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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Heart Home Nature Peace
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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Everybody Overcome Strong Taoism
Never take over the world to tamper with it. Those who want to tamper with it are not fit to take over the world.
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REquired Take Taoism Temper World
The great image lacks shape.
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Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism

He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful.

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