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When there is no desire, all things are at peace.

Lao Tzu

Men are born soft and supple; dead they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry.
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Born Dead Dry Men Patience Plant Struggle
When people see some things as beautiful, other things become ugly. When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Bad Beautiful Evil Goodness Human Nature People Selfish Ugly
When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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Heart People Realize Sincerity
A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.
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Arrive Goodness Intent One Liner Planning Travel
When there is no desire, all things are at peace.
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Desire Minimalism One Liner
Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.
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Content Freedom Inspirational Lack Realize Rejoice World
Love is of all the passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart, and the senses.
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Head Heart Love Passion Sense Strong
The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms.
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Eternal Life Reason Transform Universe
Time is a created thing. To say I don’t have time, is like saying, I don’t want to.
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Priorties Respect Time Value
Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
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Deep Healing Inspirational Life Natural Reality
Patient with both friends and enemies, you accord with the way things are.
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Enemy Friendship Life Patience
If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present.
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Anxiety Depression Future Life Live Past Peace Present
If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve.
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Achievement Afraid Attachment Change Life
Compassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world.
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Compassion Self Love World Yourself
If you want to know me, Look inside your heart.
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Friendship Heart Love Understand
Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.
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Hear Music One Liner Passion Soul Universe

When there is no desire, all things are at peace.

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