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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

To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.
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Accomplish Goal Heaven Taoism
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
With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Conque Peace Power World
I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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Knowledge Mind Understanding
Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.
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Inspirational Problem Simple Small
Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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Behind Compassion Humility
Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.
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Army Before Humility Leadership Other Put
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
A multitude of words is tiresome, unlike remaining centered.
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Multitudes Taoism Tiresome
The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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Courses Go Letting World
The master accomplishes more and more by doing less and less until finally he accomplishes everything by doing nothing.
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Accomplish Doing Master Nothing
A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful.
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Care Clay Form Space Vessel
Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Crouch Happiness Misery
If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness.
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Deed Elevate Kindness Spiritual Wick

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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