The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
LAOZIHe who has achieved this state Is unconcerned with friends and enemies, With good and harm, with honor and disgrace. This therefore is the highest state of man.
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For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
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I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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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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Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.
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Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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When the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one embrace, they can be kept from separating.
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Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
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The sage acts by doing nothing.
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When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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The seed of mystery lies in muddy water. How can I perceive this mystery? Water becomes clear through stillness. How can I become still? By flowing with the stream.
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