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An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.

Laozi

Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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Imperfect Perfection Taoism
Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man’s tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.
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Choice Instrument Men Tool Weapon Wise
To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice
Not all spiritual paths lead to the harmonious Oneness. Indeed, most are detours and distractions, nothing more.
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Detours Distraction Oneness Spiritual
There was something that finished chaos, born before Heaven and Earth.
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Earth Finish Heaven Something Taoism
From caring comes courage.
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Being Inspirational Inspiring Strong
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
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Fail Honor People
A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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Acceptance Broken Heart Tree
The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise
If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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Heart Home Nature Peace
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Fail Loses Seize Taoism
Simplicity has no name is free of desires. Being free of desires it is tranquil. And the world will be at peace of it’s own accord.
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Being Free Name Simplicity
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
I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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Knowledge Mind Understanding

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