Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.
LAO TZUTo understand the limitation of things, desire them.
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Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
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Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.
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If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place.
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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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We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want.
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When there is no desire, all things are at peace.
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He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.
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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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When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you.
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There is no greater danger than underestimating your opponent.
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Water is the softest thing, yet it can penetrate mountains and earth. This shows clearly the principle of softness overcoming hardness.
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If you try to change it, you will ruin it. Try to hold it, and you will lose it.
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Success is as dangerous as failure. Hope is as hollow as fear.
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Act without expectation.
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Avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.
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