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Softness triumphs over hardness, feebleness over strength. What is more malleable is always superior over that which is immoveable. This is the principle of controlling things by going along with them, of mastery through adaptation.

Laozi

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
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
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
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Business Limited Wisdom Wise
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
Every step is on the path.
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Every Follow Journey Path Step Taoism
Wear down to be renewed.
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Country Life People Renew Taoism
Giving birth and nourishing, Bearing yet not possessing, Working yet not taking credit, Leading yet not dominating, This is the Primal Virtue.
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Country Credit Giving Lead People Tke
Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Fail Honor People
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Fail Loses Seize Taoism
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 wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise
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
In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.
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Being Hard Time Stay Strong
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
No disaster is worse than being discontented.
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Disaster Tao Taoism

Softness triumphs over hardness, feebleness over strength. What is more malleable is always superior over that which is immoveable. This is the principle of controlling things by going along with them, of mastery through adaptation.

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Softness triumphs over hardness, feebleness over strength. What is more malleable is always superior over that which is immoveable. This is the principle of controlling things by going along with them, of mastery through adaptation.

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