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. . . 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.

Laozi

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 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
. . . 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
Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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Motivational Strength Wisdom
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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Enemy Human Inspirational Men
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
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
Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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Envy Praise Prevent Taoism
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order
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
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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Able Feeling Taoism Together
When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Book Country Life People
Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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Imperfect Perfection Taoism
Nature is not human hearted.
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Enlightening Hearted Nature
The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise

. . . 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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. . . 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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