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

Laozi

The Master doesn’t seek fulfillment. For only those who are not full are able to be used which brings the feeling of completeness.
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Able Feeling Taoism Together
A multitude of words is tiresome, unlike remaining centered.
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Multitudes Taoism Tiresome
Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.
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Deed Honor Marketplace Men
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
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
Meandering leads to perfection.
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Hike Journey Meander Perfection
That the soft overcomes the hard, and the yielding overcomes the resistant, is a fact known by all, but practiced by few.
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Fact Known Overcoming Practice
When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Book Country Life People
With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Conque Peace Power World
Return animosity with virtue.
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Animosity Compassion Return Taoism
A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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Acceptance Broken Heart Tree
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 pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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Heart Love People Realize
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
Excellent warriors are not violent.
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Excellent Taoism Violent Warrior
Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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Enemy Human Inspirational Men

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