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

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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
…the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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Saint Sinners Tao Te Ching 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
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
To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
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Artist Good Intuition Need Person
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
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Fulfill Inspirational Leadership Wisdom
When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.
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Accomplish Goal Heaven Taoism
Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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Enemy Human Inspirational Men
Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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Imperfect Perfection Taoism
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
Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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Inspirational Inspiring Strength
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
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
If people live in constant fear of death, and if breaking the law is punished by death, then who would dare?
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Country Law People Taoism
Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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Loss More Require Taoism
Why is the sea king of a hundred streams? Because it lies below them… If the sage would guide the people, he must serve with humility. If he would lead them, he must follow behind. In this way when the sage rules, the people will not feel oppressed.
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Below Humility King Lying People
Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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Breathtaking Themselves Wisdom Wise
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 Way is lost there is virtue. When virtue is lost there is benevolence. When benevolence is lost there is righteousness. When righteousness is lost there are rituals.
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Taoism Virtue Way
Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.
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Dream Opportunity Worry
Every step is on the path.
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Every Follow Journey Path Step Taoism
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
Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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Behind Compassion Humility
Nature is not human hearted.
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Enlightening Hearted Nature
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

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

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