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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
What is a good man but a bad man’s teacher? What is a bad man but a good man’s job? If you do not remember this, You will get lost, No matter how intelligent you are. It is the great secret.
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Good Intelligent Job Man Teacher
The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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Cheish Sage Taoism
The light of the Way seems dim.
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Dim Light Reflection Taoism Way
Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate their return.
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Contemplate Heart Mind Peace
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
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
When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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Heart Love People Realize
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
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 sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge Sage Taoism
Meandering leads to perfection.
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Hike Journey Meander Perfection
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some
The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.
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Heart Matter People Trying Vice
The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise
For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
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Business Limited Wisdom Wise
. . . 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
No disaster is worse than being discontented.
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Disaster Tao Taoism
An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
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Accomplish Action Inspirational Integral
A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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Acceptance Broken Heart Tree
I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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Knowledge Mind Understanding
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
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 dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don’t try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
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Family Inspirational Motivational
Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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Manipulation Mind Serenity Taoism

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