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He 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.

Laozi

The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge Sage Taoism
The weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it.
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Everybody Overcome Strong Taoism
Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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Country Life People Taoism Thinking
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 traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is.
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Arrive Artist Change Good Intuition
Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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Behind Compassion Humility
The light of the Way seems dim.
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Dim Light Reflection Taoism Way
Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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Imperfect Perfection Taoism
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
The farther you go, the less you know.
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Country Emotion Knows Leadership People Wisdom
Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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Loss More Require Taoism
Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Great Mountain Move River
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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Army Before Humility Leadership Other Put
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
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Fulfill Inspirational Leadership Wisdom
Meet the big while it is small.
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Big People Small Taoism
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order

He 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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