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No disaster is worse than being discontented.

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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
Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Enough Know Misfortune
With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Conque Peace Power World
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
For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
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Business Limited Wisdom Wise
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
Meandering leads to perfection.
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Hike Journey Meander Perfection
Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.
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Deed Honor Marketplace Men
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
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
The world’s beginning is its mother. To have found the mother is also to know the children. Although you know the children, cling to the mother. Until your last day you will not be harmed.
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Beginning Children Mother Taoism
To know you have enough is to be rich.
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Country People Rich Simplicity
The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise
One cannot reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
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Inspirational Internal Peace Spiritual
To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice
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

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