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All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.

Laozi

To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice
When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.
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Deep Honor Inspirational Life
The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge Sage Taoism
When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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Heart Love People Realize
What resists, persists.
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Emotions Feel Persist Resist
With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Conque Peace Power World
Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Crouch Happiness Misery
The light of the Way seems dim.
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Dim Light Reflection Taoism Way
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
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
What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves.
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Abandon Kings People Sell Taoism
That the soft overcomes the hard, and the yielding overcomes the resistant, is a fact known by all, but practiced by few.
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Fact Known Overcoming Practice
To be constantly without desire is the way to have a vision of the mystery of heaven and earth. For constantly to have desire is the means by which their limitations are seen.
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Heaven Mean Vision
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
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
No disaster is worse than being discontented.
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Disaster Tao Taoism
From caring comes courage.
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Being Inspirational Inspiring Strong
The ego is entranced by … names and ideas… However names and concepts only block your perception of this Great Oneness. Therefore it is wise to ignore them. Those who live inside their egos are continually bewildered.
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Block Concept Name Perception Wise
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
In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.
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Being Hard Time Stay Strong
The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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Courses Go Letting World
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
What is a good man but a bad man’s teacher? What is a bad man but a good man’s job? If you do not remember this, You will get lost, No matter how intelligent you are. It is the great secret.
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Good Intelligent Job Man Teacher
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Book Country Life People
Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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Envy Praise Prevent Taoism
Every step is on the path.
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Every Follow Journey Path Step Taoism

All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.

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