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If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness.

Laozi

To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice
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
The light of the Way seems dim.
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Dim Light Reflection Taoism Way
The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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Courses Go Letting World
Instead of being afraid of death, we should try to awake to life; and the only death we should escape from is to forget the presence of God into us.
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Death Escape Feel Forget Try
Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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Motivational Strength Wisdom
The great image lacks shape.
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Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism
In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don’t try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
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Family Inspirational Motivational
The weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it.
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Everybody Overcome Strong Taoism
Wear down to be renewed.
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Country Life People Renew Taoism
Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Great Mountain Move River
That the soft overcomes the hard, and the yielding overcomes the resistant, is a fact known by all, but practiced by few.
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Fact Known Overcoming Practice
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
When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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Heart Love People Realize
He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that is worn out shall be renewed. He who has little shall succeed. He who has much shall go astray.
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Empty Entire Humility Little Succeed
All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.
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Desire Men Taoism Themselves

If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness.

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If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness.

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