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Not all spiritual paths lead to the harmonious Oneness. Indeed, most are detours and distractions, nothing more.

Laozi

Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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Breathtaking Themselves Wisdom Wise
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
Giving birth and nourishing, Bearing yet not possessing, Working yet not taking credit, Leading yet not dominating, This is the Primal Virtue.
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Country Credit Giving Lead People Tke
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
Why is the sea king of a hundred streams? Because it lies below them… If the sage would guide the people, he must serve with humility. If he would lead them, he must follow behind. In this way when the sage rules, the people will not feel oppressed.
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Below Humility King Lying People
Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Great Mountain Move River
Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Fail Honor People
When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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Heart Love People Realize
Make the small big and the few many.
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Big Few Make Small Taoism
Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Enough Know Misfortune
Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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Determination Motivational Smart
. . . the mind is desperate to fix the river {of events} in place: Possessed by ideas of the past, preoccupied with images of the future, it overlooks the plain truth of the moment.
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Idea Past Possessed Truth
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Fail Loses Seize Taoism
I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Compassion Home Lack Taoism
A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
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Artist Good Intuition Need Person
The past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that. What is grievance? The baggage of old thought and emotion.
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Baggage Emotion Grievance Past

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