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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.

Laozi

Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
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Self Esteem Spiritual Wisdom
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
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some
The world’s big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.
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Attention Country Done Emotion Humble People
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
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
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
Nature is not human hearted.
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Enlightening Hearted Nature
Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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Friendship Quarrel Wrong
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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Flame Inspirational Long Philosophy
Heavy is the root of light.
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heavy Light Root Taoism
From caring comes courage.
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Being Inspirational Inspiring Strong
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

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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