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

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Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
To be constantly without desire is the way to have a vision of the mystery of heaven and earth. For constantly to have desire is the means by which their limitations are seen.
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Heaven Mean Vision
If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Ching Country People Give Life Taoism
To know you have enough is to be rich.
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Country People Rich Simplicity
The light of the Way seems dim.
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Dim Light Reflection Taoism Way
To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice
When the highest type of people hear Tao (Truth), they diligently practice it. When the average type of people hear Tao, they half believe in it. When the lowest type of people hear Tao, they laugh at it. If they did not laugh, it would not be Tao.
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Average Believe Diligently Practice
Health is the greatest possession.
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Health Possession Wealth
…the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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Saint Sinners Tao Te Ching Taoism
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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Courses Go Letting World
Excellent warriors are not violent.
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Excellent Taoism Violent Warrior
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
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
. . . 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

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

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