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Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.

Laozi

The sage acts by doing nothing.
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Done Nothing Sage Taoism
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Great Mountain Move River
No disaster is worse than being discontented.
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Disaster Tao 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
Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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Depth Heart Inspirational Kindness
If people live in constant fear of death, and if breaking the law is punished by death, then who would dare?
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Country Law People Taoism
With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Conque Peace Power World
The transformation toward eternal life is gradual. The heavy gross energy of body, mind, and spirit must first be purified and uplifted. When the energy ascends… then self mastery can be sought.
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Energy Mind Purify Self
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Inspirational Intelligent Positivity
One cannot reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
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Inspirational Internal Peace Spiritual
Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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Envy Praise Prevent Taoism
If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness.
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Deed Elevate Kindness Spiritual Wick
Return animosity with virtue.
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Animosity Compassion Return Taoism
The great image lacks shape.
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Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism
Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.
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Compassion Heart Humility World

Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.

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