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When the uncarved wood is split, its parts are put to use. When the sage is put to use, he becomes the head.

Laozi

Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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Depth Heart Inspirational Kindness
If people live in constant fear of death, and if breaking the law is punished by death, then who would dare?
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Country Law People Taoism
An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
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Accomplish Action Inspirational Integral
The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge Sage Taoism
Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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Manipulation Mind Serenity Taoism
Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Fail Honor People
When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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Heart Love People Realize
Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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Country Life People Taoism Thinking
Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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Determination Motivational Smart
Make the small big and the few many.
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Big Few Make Small Taoism
The transformation toward eternal life is gradual. The heavy gross energy of body, mind, and spirit must first be purified and uplifted. When the energy ascends… then self mastery can be sought.
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Energy Mind Purify Self
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
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
Become totally empty Quiet the restlessness of the mind Only then will you witness everything unfolding from emptiness
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Emptiness Inspirational Mind
The great image lacks shape.
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Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism
When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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