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All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.

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Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream.
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Dream Opportunity Success Weed
With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Conque Peace Power World
The True Person benefits yet expects no reward, does the work and moves on. There is no desire to be considered better than others.
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Desire Earth Inspirational Move
Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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Motivational Strength Wisdom
The farther you go, the less you know.
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Country Emotion Knows Leadership People Wisdom
All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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Action Truth Ultimate
The world’s big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.
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Attention Country Done Emotion Humble People
I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Compassion Home Lack Taoism
Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate their return.
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Contemplate Heart Mind Peace
Wear down to be renewed.
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Country Life People Renew Taoism
If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Ching Country People Give Life Taoism
Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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Imperfect Perfection 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
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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Determination Motivational Smart
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

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