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I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.

Laozi

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
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order
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
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
Health is the greatest possession.
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Health Possession Wealth
Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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Enemy Human Inspirational Men
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
A multitude of words is tiresome, unlike remaining centered.
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Multitudes Taoism Tiresome
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Inspirational Intelligent Positivity
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
From caring comes courage.
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Being Inspirational Inspiring Strong
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
The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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Courses Go Letting World
Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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Depth Heart Inspirational Kindness
Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.
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Deed Honor Marketplace Men
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

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