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A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.

Laozi

Instead of being afraid of death, we should try to awake to life; and the only death we should escape from is to forget the presence of God into us.
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Death Escape Feel Forget Try
If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you forever.
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Forever Heart Letting Surround
The great Way is all-pervading. It reaches to the left and to the right. All things depend on it with their existence. Still it demands no obedience.
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Demand Depend Reach Taoism Thing Way
If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Ching Country People Give Life Taoism
He who has achieved this state Is unconcerned with friends and enemies, With good and harm, with honor and disgrace. This therefore is the highest state of man.
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Enemy Friend Friendship Honor Men Unconcern
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
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
When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Book Country Life People
Heavy is the root of light.
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heavy Light Root Taoism
All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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Action Truth Ultimate
Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate their return.
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Contemplate Heart Mind Peace
Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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Breathtaking Themselves Wisdom Wise
Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Great Mountain Move River
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
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
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

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