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

Laozi

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 farther you go, the less you know.
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Country Emotion Knows Leadership People Wisdom
Meet the big while it is small.
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Big People Small Taoism
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
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Fail Loses Seize Taoism
The ego is entranced by … names and ideas… However names and concepts only block your perception of this Great Oneness. Therefore it is wise to ignore them. Those who live inside their egos are continually bewildered.
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Block Concept Name Perception Wise
When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.
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Accomplish Goal Heaven Taoism
Excellent warriors are not violent.
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Excellent Taoism Violent Warrior
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
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
In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don’t try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
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Family Inspirational Motivational
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Great Mountain Move River
What resists, persists.
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Emotions Feel Persist Resist
A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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Acceptance Broken Heart Tree
Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Enough Know Misfortune

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

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