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The Master doesn’t seek fulfillment. For only those who are not full are able to be used which brings the feeling of completeness.

Laozi

Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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Imperfect Perfection Taoism
When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.
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Accomplish Goal Heaven Taoism
. . . the mind is desperate to fix the river {of events} in place: Possessed by ideas of the past, preoccupied with images of the future, it overlooks the plain truth of the moment.
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Idea Past Possessed Truth
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Fail Loses Seize Taoism
The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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Courses Go Letting World
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
Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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Country Life People Taoism Thinking
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
Return animosity with virtue.
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Animosity Compassion Return Taoism
Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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Friendship Quarrel Wrong
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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Enemy Human Inspirational Men
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
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
Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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Behind Compassion Humility

The Master doesn’t seek fulfillment. For only those who are not full are able to be used which brings the feeling of completeness.

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