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The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.

Laozi

A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is.
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Arrive Artist Change Good Intuition
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
In ancient times, those who followed the Way did not try to give people knowledge thereof, but kept them ignorant.
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Give Knowledge Ignorant People
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
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
To be constantly without desire is the way to have a vision of the mystery of heaven and earth. For constantly to have desire is the means by which their limitations are seen.
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Heaven Mean Vision
No disaster is worse than being discontented.
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Disaster Tao Taoism
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
All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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Action Truth Ultimate
For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
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Business Limited Wisdom Wise
Health is the greatest possession.
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Health Possession Wealth
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
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
An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
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Accomplish Action Inspirational Integral
The past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that. What is grievance? The baggage of old thought and emotion.
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Baggage Emotion Grievance Past
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Inspirational Intelligent Positivity

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