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In ancient times, those who followed the Way did not try to give people knowledge thereof, but kept them ignorant.

Laozi

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
To know you have enough is to be rich.
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Country People Rich Simplicity
From caring comes courage.
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Being Inspirational Inspiring Strong
A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is.
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Arrive Artist Change Good Intuition
Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream.
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Dream Opportunity Success Weed
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
Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Great Mountain Move River
No disaster is worse than being discontented.
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Disaster Tao Taoism
Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate their return.
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Contemplate Heart Mind Peace
Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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Behind Compassion Humility
Make the small big and the few many.
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Big Few Make Small Taoism
The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise
I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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Knowledge Mind Understanding
Wear down to be renewed.
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Country Life People Renew Taoism
The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge Sage Taoism
Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Crouch Happiness Misery
The more weapons of violence, the more misery to mankind. The triumph of violence ends in a festival of mourning.
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Mourn Triumph Weapon
Never take over the world to tamper with it. Those who want to tamper with it are not fit to take over the world.
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REquired Take Taoism Temper World
Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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Imperfect Perfection Taoism
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
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
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Fail Loses Seize Taoism
The Great Tao flows everywhere, to the left and to the right, all things depend on it to exist, and it does not abandon them. To its accomplishments it lays no claims. It loves and nourished all things, but does not lord it over them.
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Abandon Accomplishment Inspirational
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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Deed Elevate Kindness Spiritual Wick
The farther you go, the less you know.
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Country Emotion Knows Leadership People Wisdom
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
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Fulfill Inspirational Leadership Wisdom
Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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Motivational Strength Wisdom

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