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Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.

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When the Way is lost there is virtue. When virtue is lost there is benevolence. When benevolence is lost there is righteousness. When righteousness is lost there are rituals.
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Taoism Virtue Way
When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Book Country Life People
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream.
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Dream Opportunity Success Weed
To lead, one must follow.
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Follow Leadership Must People Vlife
The past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that. What is grievance? The baggage of old thought and emotion.
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Baggage Emotion Grievance Past
The wise man knows without traveling.
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Know Man Travel Wise
Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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Enemy Human Inspirational Men
When the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one embrace, they can be kept from separating.
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Animal Intelligent Separate Soul
There was something that finished chaos, born before Heaven and Earth.
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Earth Finish Heaven Something Taoism
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
If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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Heart Home Nature Peace
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
Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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Motivational Strength Wisdom
Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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Behind Compassion Humility
Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Crouch Happiness Misery

Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.

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