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

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See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world.
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Compassion Country Taoism Town
Every step is on the path.
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Every Follow Journey Path Step Taoism
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
…the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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Saint Sinners Tao Te Ching Taoism
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
In ancient times, those who followed the Way did not try to give people knowledge thereof, but kept them ignorant.
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Give Knowledge Ignorant People
Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.
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Inspirational Problem Simple Small
Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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Envy Praise Prevent Taoism
When the highest type of people hear Tao (Truth), they diligently practice it. When the average type of people hear Tao, they half believe in it. When the lowest type of people hear Tao, they laugh at it. If they did not laugh, it would not be Tao.
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Average Believe Diligently Practice
The wise man knows without traveling.
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Know Man Travel Wise
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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Heart Love People Realize
Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Fail Honor People
The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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Criminal Law 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
From caring comes courage.
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Being Inspirational Inspiring Strong
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
Softness triumphs over hardness, feebleness over strength. What is more malleable is always superior over that which is immoveable. This is the principle of controlling things by going along with them, of mastery through adaptation.
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Mastery Principles Superior Triumph
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order
To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice
The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise
Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Enough Know Misfortune
The more weapons of violence, the more misery to mankind. The triumph of violence ends in a festival of mourning.
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Mourn Triumph Weapon
If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Ching Country People Give Life Taoism
Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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Enemy Human Inspirational Men
All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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Action Truth Ultimate
The farther you go, the less you know.
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Country Emotion Knows Leadership People Wisdom

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