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Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend.
Lao TzuLao Tzu Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.”
Lao TzuLao Tzu Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.
Lao TzuLao Tzu Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.
Lao TzuLao Tzu If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place.
Lao TzuLao Tzu When people see some things as beautiful, other things become ugly. When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
Lao TzuLao Tzu He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.
Lao TzuLao Tzu There is no greater danger than underestimating your opponent.
Lao TzuLao Tzu The further one goes, the less one knows.
Lao TzuLao Tzu 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.
Lao TzuLao 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.
Lao TzuLao Tzu To know that you do not know is the best.
Lao TzuLao Tzu Your own positive future begins in this moment. All you have is right now. Every goal is possible from here.
Lao TzuLao Tzu Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Have the patience to wait! Be still and allow the mud to settle.
Lao TzuLao Tzu Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.
Lao TzuLao Tzu Avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.
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