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He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.

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A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is.
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Arrive Artist Change Good Intuition
The great image lacks shape.
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Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism
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
When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.
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Accomplish Goal Heaven Taoism
Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Crouch Happiness Misery
A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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Acceptance Broken Heart Tree
The ego is entranced by … names and ideas… However names and concepts only block your perception of this Great Oneness. Therefore it is wise to ignore them. Those who live inside their egos are continually bewildered.
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Block Concept Name Perception Wise
Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Fail Honor People
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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Flame Inspirational Long Philosophy
With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Conque Peace Power World
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Inspirational Intelligent Positivity
In ancient times, those who followed the Way did not try to give people knowledge thereof, but kept them ignorant.
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Give Knowledge Ignorant People
. . . 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
Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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Behind Compassion Humility
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
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

He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.

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