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I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.

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. . . 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
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some
If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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Heart Home Nature Peace
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
From caring comes courage.
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Being Inspirational Inspiring Strong
There was something that finished chaos, born before Heaven and Earth.
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Earth Finish Heaven Something Taoism
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
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Inspirational Intelligent Positivity
The world’s beginning is its mother. To have found the mother is also to know the children. Although you know the children, cling to the mother. Until your last day you will not be harmed.
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Beginning Children Mother Taoism
Excellent warriors are not violent.
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Excellent Taoism Violent Warrior
Never take over the world to tamper with it. Those who want to tamper with it are not fit to take over the world.
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REquired Take Taoism Temper World
Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Fail Honor People
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
Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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Determination Motivational Smart
Heavy is the root of light.
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heavy Light Root Taoism
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

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