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When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.

Laozi

Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Fail Loses Seize Taoism
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
Not all spiritual paths lead to the harmonious Oneness. Indeed, most are detours and distractions, nothing more.
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Detours Distraction Oneness Spiritual
The transformation toward eternal life is gradual. The heavy gross energy of body, mind, and spirit must first be purified and uplifted. When the energy ascends… then self mastery can be sought.
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Energy Mind Purify Self
If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Ching Country People Give Life Taoism
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
When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Book Country Life People
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
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
Meet the big while it is small.
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Big People Small Taoism
Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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Country Life People Taoism Thinking
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Great Mountain Move River
To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice
The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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Cheish Sage Taoism

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