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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.

Laozi

Make the small big and the few many.
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Big Few Make Small Taoism
The sage acts by doing nothing.
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Done Nothing Sage Taoism
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
Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.
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Deed Honor Marketplace Men
To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice
Meandering leads to perfection.
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Hike Journey Meander Perfection
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
Simplicity has no name is free of desires. Being free of desires it is tranquil. And the world will be at peace of it’s own accord.
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Being Free Name Simplicity
Nature is not human hearted.
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Enlightening Hearted Nature
The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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Courses Go Letting World
Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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Friendship Quarrel Wrong
Wear down to be renewed.
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Country Life People Renew Taoism
A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful.
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Care Clay Form Space Vessel
Empty yourself of everything. Let the mind become still. The ten thousand things rise and fall while the Self watches their return. They grow and flourish and then return to the source. Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature.
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Animal Empty Everything Fall Nature
The True Person benefits yet expects no reward, does the work and moves on. There is no desire to be considered better than others.
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Desire Earth Inspirational Move
Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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Imperfect Perfection Taoism

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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