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I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.

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The great Way is all-pervading. It reaches to the left and to the right. All things depend on it with their existence. Still it demands no obedience.
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Demand Depend Reach Taoism Thing Way
Heavy is the root of light.
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heavy Light Root Taoism
Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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Enemy Human Inspirational Men
Nature is not human hearted.
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Enlightening Hearted Nature
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
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order
The True Person benefits yet expects no reward, does the work and moves on. There is no desire to be considered better than others.
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Desire Earth Inspirational Move
If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you forever.
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Forever Heart Letting Surround
Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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Manipulation Mind Serenity Taoism
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
Make the small big and the few many.
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Big Few Make Small Taoism
He who has achieved this state Is unconcerned with friends and enemies, With good and harm, with honor and disgrace. This therefore is the highest state of man.
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Enemy Friend Friendship Honor Men Unconcern
If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Ching Country People Give Life Taoism
. . . 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
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
I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Compassion Home Lack Taoism

I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.

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