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The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.
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Heart Matter People Trying Vice
What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves.
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Abandon Kings People Sell 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
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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Flame Inspirational Long Philosophy
Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Crouch Happiness Misery
Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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Breathtaking Themselves Wisdom Wise
When the Way is lost there is virtue. When virtue is lost there is benevolence. When benevolence is lost there is righteousness. When righteousness is lost there are rituals.
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Taoism Virtue Way
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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Heart Love People Realize
If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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Heart Home Nature Peace
Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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Enemy Human Inspirational Men
With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Conque Peace Power World
Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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Loss More Require Taoism
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
A multitude of words is tiresome, unlike remaining centered.
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Multitudes Taoism Tiresome
Wear down to be renewed.
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Country Life People Renew Taoism

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