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No disaster is worse than being discontented.

Laozi

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
To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice
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
I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Compassion Home Lack Taoism
The Great Tao flows everywhere, to the left and to the right, all things depend on it to exist, and it does not abandon them. To its accomplishments it lays no claims. It loves and nourished all things, but does not lord it over them.
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Abandon Accomplishment Inspirational
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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Enemy Human Inspirational Men
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
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
Wear down to be renewed.
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Country Life People Renew Taoism
Meet the big while it is small.
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Big People Small 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
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
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 be constantly without desire is the way to have a vision of the mystery of heaven and earth. For constantly to have desire is the means by which their limitations are seen.
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Heaven Mean Vision

No disaster is worse than being discontented.

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