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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.

Laozi

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
All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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Action Truth Ultimate
Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Great Mountain Move River
Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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Inspirational Inspiring Strength
Wear down to be renewed.
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Country Life People Renew Taoism
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
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
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
Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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Loss More Require Taoism
The farther you go, the less you know.
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Country Emotion Knows Leadership People Wisdom
Meet the big while it is small.
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Big People Small Taoism
Giving birth and nourishing, Bearing yet not possessing, Working yet not taking credit, Leading yet not dominating, This is the Primal Virtue.
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Country Credit Giving Lead People Tke
Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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Behind Compassion Humility
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order
What is a good man but a bad man’s teacher? What is a bad man but a good man’s job? If you do not remember this, You will get lost, No matter how intelligent you are. It is the great secret.
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Good Intelligent Job Man Teacher
A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful.
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Care Clay Form Space Vessel

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