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Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.

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The Great Tao flows everywhere, to the left and to the right, all things depend on it to exist, and it does not abandon them. To its accomplishments it lays no claims. It loves and nourished all things, but does not lord it over them.
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Abandon Accomplishment Inspirational
Nature is not human hearted.
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Enlightening Hearted Nature
Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Fail Honor People
Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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Motivational Strength Wisdom
Empty yourself of everything. Let the mind become still. The ten thousand things rise and fall while the Self watches their return. They grow and flourish and then return to the source. Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature.
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Animal Empty Everything Fall Nature
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.
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Heart Matter People Trying Vice
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
The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge Sage Taoism
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some
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
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 sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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Cheish Sage Taoism
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
What resists, persists.
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Emotions Feel Persist Resist
When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.
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Accomplish Goal Heaven Taoism

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