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Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.

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The weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it.
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Everybody Overcome Strong Taoism
If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you forever.
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Forever Heart Letting Surround
Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man’s tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.
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Choice Instrument Men Tool Weapon Wise
Wear down to be renewed.
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Country Life People Renew Taoism
Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Crouch Happiness Misery
A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful.
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Care Clay Form Space Vessel
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
The sage acts by doing nothing.
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Done Nothing Sage Taoism
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
If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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Heart Home Nature Peace
In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don’t try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
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Family Inspirational Motivational
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
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Self Esteem Spiritual Wisdom
Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.
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Inspirational Problem Simple Small
When the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one embrace, they can be kept from separating.
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Animal Intelligent Separate Soul

Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.

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