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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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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
A multitude of words is tiresome, unlike remaining centered.
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Multitudes Taoism Tiresome
Make the small big and the few many.
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Big Few Make Small 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
Return animosity with virtue.
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Animosity Compassion Return Taoism
If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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Heart Home Nature Peace
What resists, persists.
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Emotions Feel Persist Resist
For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
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Business Limited Wisdom Wise
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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Courses Go Letting World
In the highest antiquity, the people did not know that there were rulers. In the next age they loved them and praised them. In the next they feared them; in the next they despised them.
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Age Next People Praise
Not all spiritual paths lead to the harmonious Oneness. Indeed, most are detours and distractions, nothing more.
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Detours Distraction Oneness Spiritual
All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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Action Truth Ultimate
Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Fail Honor People
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
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

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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