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I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.

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Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Inspirational Intelligent Positivity
I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Compassion Home Lack Taoism
All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.
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Desire Men Taoism Themselves
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
What resists, persists.
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Emotions Feel Persist Resist
Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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Manipulation Mind Serenity Taoism
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
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
A multitude of words is tiresome, unlike remaining centered.
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Multitudes Taoism Tiresome
A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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Deem Humorous Love Witty
The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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Cheish Sage Taoism
The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge Sage Taoism
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
He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful.
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Powerful Strength Strong Victory
In the highest antiquity, the people did not know that there were rulers. In the next age they loved them and praised them. In the next they feared them; in the next they despised them.
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Age Next People Praise

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