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No disaster is worse than being discontented.

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All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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Action Truth Ultimate
The weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it.
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Everybody Overcome Strong Taoism
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some
A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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Acceptance Broken Heart Tree
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
In the highest antiquity, the people did not know that there were rulers. In the next age they loved them and praised them. In the next they feared them; in the next they despised them.
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Age Next People Praise
What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves.
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Abandon Kings People Sell Taoism
Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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Imperfect Perfection Taoism
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 vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful.
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Care Clay Form Space Vessel
Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Great Mountain Move River
The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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Cheish Sage Taoism
The Master doesn’t seek fulfillment. For only those who are not full are able to be used which brings the feeling of completeness.
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Able Feeling Taoism Together
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
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

No disaster is worse than being discontented.

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