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Instead of being afraid of death, we should try to awake to life; and the only death we should escape from is to forget the presence of God into us.
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Death Escape Feel Forget Try
The world’s big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.
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Attention Country Done Emotion Humble People
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
The sage acts by doing nothing.
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Done Nothing Sage Taoism
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order
Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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Friendship Quarrel Wrong
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
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
Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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Enemy Human Inspirational Men
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
If people live in constant fear of death, and if breaking the law is punished by death, then who would dare?
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Country Law People 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
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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Enemy Friend Friendship Honor Men Unconcern
When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.
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Accomplish Goal Heaven Taoism
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
Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man’s tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.
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Choice Instrument Men Tool Weapon Wise

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