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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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When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.
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Deep Honor Inspirational Life
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 flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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Flame Inspirational Long Philosophy
Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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Breathtaking Themselves Wisdom Wise
What resists, persists.
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Emotions Feel Persist Resist
Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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Envy Praise Prevent Taoism
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
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
Become totally empty Quiet the restlessness of the mind Only then will you witness everything unfolding from emptiness
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Emptiness Inspirational Mind
See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world.
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Compassion Country Taoism Town
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
Meet the big while it is small.
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Big People Small Taoism
The sage acts by doing nothing.
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Done Nothing Sage Taoism
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order
Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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Enemy Human Inspirational Men
One cannot reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
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Inspirational Internal Peace Spiritual

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

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