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Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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Breathtaking Themselves Wisdom Wise
An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
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Accomplish Action Inspirational Integral
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
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
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
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
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
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Fulfill Inspirational Leadership Wisdom
Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.
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Compassion Heart Humility World
To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice
Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.
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Deed Honor Marketplace Men
Excellent warriors are not violent.
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Excellent Taoism Violent Warrior
He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful.
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Powerful Strength Strong Victory
With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Conque Peace Power World
When the uncarved wood is split, its parts are put to use. When the sage is put to use, he becomes the head.
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Perceive Sage Taoism Use
A multitude of words is tiresome, unlike remaining centered.
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Multitudes Taoism Tiresome

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