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Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.

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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
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
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
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
Meandering leads to perfection.
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Hike Journey Meander Perfection
When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.
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Deep Honor Inspirational Life
He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that is worn out shall be renewed. He who has little shall succeed. He who has much shall go astray.
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Empty Entire Humility Little Succeed
All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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Action Truth Ultimate
The weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it.
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Everybody Overcome Strong Taoism
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
Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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Depth Heart Inspirational Kindness
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
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

Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.

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