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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

Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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Inspirational Inspiring Strength
. . . the mind is desperate to fix the river {of events} in place: Possessed by ideas of the past, preoccupied with images of the future, it overlooks the plain truth of the moment.
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Idea Past Possessed Truth
The Master doesn’t seek fulfillment. For only those who are not full are able to be used which brings the feeling of completeness.
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Able Feeling Taoism Together
Make the small big and the few many.
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Big Few Make Small Taoism
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
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Self Esteem Spiritual Wisdom
Become totally empty Quiet the restlessness of the mind Only then will you witness everything unfolding from emptiness
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Emptiness Inspirational Mind
When the uncarved wood is split, its parts are put to use. When the sage is put to use, he becomes the head.
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Perceive Sage Taoism Use
Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.
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Inspirational Problem Simple Small
Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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Behind Compassion Humility
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
When the highest type of people hear Tao (Truth), they diligently practice it. When the average type of people hear Tao, they half believe in it. When the lowest type of people hear Tao, they laugh at it. If they did not laugh, it would not be Tao.
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Average Believe Diligently Practice
Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Crouch Happiness Misery
The past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that. What is grievance? The baggage of old thought and emotion.
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Baggage Emotion Grievance Past
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
Nature is not human hearted.
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Enlightening Hearted Nature
Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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Friendship Quarrel Wrong

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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