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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

When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Book Country Life People
There was something that finished chaos, born before Heaven and Earth.
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Earth Finish Heaven Something Taoism
The master accomplishes more and more by doing less and less until finally he accomplishes everything by doing nothing.
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Accomplish Doing Master Nothing
I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Compassion Home Lack Taoism
What is a good man but a bad man’s teacher? What is a bad man but a good man’s job? If you do not remember this, You will get lost, No matter how intelligent you are. It is the great secret.
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Good Intelligent Job Man Teacher
Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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Imperfect Perfection Taoism
Why is the sea king of a hundred streams? Because it lies below them… If the sage would guide the people, he must serve with humility. If he would lead them, he must follow behind. In this way when the sage rules, the people will not feel oppressed.
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Below Humility King Lying People
He who has achieved this state Is unconcerned with friends and enemies, With good and harm, with honor and disgrace. This therefore is the highest state of man.
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Enemy Friend Friendship Honor Men Unconcern
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
Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Enough Know Misfortune
For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
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Business Limited Wisdom Wise
Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man’s tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.
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Choice Instrument Men Tool Weapon Wise
Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.
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Compassion Heart Humility World
The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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Criminal Law Taoism
A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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Acceptance Broken Heart Tree
If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you forever.
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Forever Heart Letting Surround

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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