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Never take over the world to tamper with it. Those who want to tamper with it are not fit to take over the world.

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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
Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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Behind Compassion Humility
Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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Friendship Quarrel Wrong
No disaster is worse than being discontented.
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Disaster Tao Taoism
When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Book Country Life People
See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world.
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Compassion Country Taoism Town
The farther you go, the less you know.
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Country Emotion Knows Leadership People Wisdom
When the uncarved wood is split, its parts are put to use. When the sage is put to use, he becomes the head.
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Perceive Sage Taoism Use
Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Crouch Happiness Misery
Empty yourself of everything. Let the mind become still. The ten thousand things rise and fall while the Self watches their return. They grow and flourish and then return to the source. Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature.
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Animal Empty Everything Fall Nature
Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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Country Life People Taoism Thinking
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
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
Meet the big while it is small.
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Big People Small Taoism
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
Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.
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Inspirational Problem Simple Small

Never take over the world to tamper with it. Those who want to tamper with it are not fit to take over the world.

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