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Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.

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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
For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
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Business Limited Wisdom Wise
Heavy is the root of light.
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heavy Light Root Taoism
See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world.
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Compassion Country Taoism Town
Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Fail Honor People
He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that is worn out shall be renewed. He who has little shall succeed. He who has much shall go astray.
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Empty Entire Humility Little Succeed
The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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Courses Go Letting World
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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Mastery Principles Superior Triumph
Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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Motivational Strength Wisdom
The world’s beginning is its mother. To have found the mother is also to know the children. Although you know the children, cling to the mother. Until your last day you will not be harmed.
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Beginning Children Mother Taoism
A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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Acceptance Broken Heart Tree
What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves.
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Abandon Kings People Sell Taoism
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
If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Ching Country People Give Life Taoism
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
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Artist Good Intuition Need Person

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