Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
LAOZIIf there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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To know you have enough is to be rich.
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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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Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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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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All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.
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Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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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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Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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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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When the Way is lost there is virtue. When virtue is lost there is benevolence. When benevolence is lost there is righteousness. When righteousness is lost there are rituals.
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Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.
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