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No disaster is worse than being discontented.

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The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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Flame Inspirational Long Philosophy
The great image lacks shape.
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Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism
When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.
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Accomplish Goal Heaven Taoism
Return animosity with virtue.
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Animosity Compassion Return Taoism
Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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Depth Heart Inspirational Kindness
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some
In ancient times, those who followed the Way did not try to give people knowledge thereof, but kept them ignorant.
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Give Knowledge Ignorant People
The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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Cheish Sage Taoism
To know you have enough is to be rich.
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Country People Rich Simplicity
With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Conque Peace Power World
The wise man knows without traveling.
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Know Man Travel Wise
Every step is on the path.
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Every Follow Journey Path Step Taoism
Empty yourself of everything. Let the mind become still. The ten thousand things rise and fall while the Self watches their return. They grow and flourish and then return to the source. Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature.
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Animal Empty Everything Fall Nature
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
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 more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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Saint Sinners Tao Te Ching Taoism
Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man’s tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.
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Choice Instrument Men Tool Weapon Wise
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge Sage Taoism
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order
I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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Knowledge Mind Understanding
Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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Envy Praise Prevent Taoism
Nature is not human hearted.
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Enlightening Hearted Nature
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
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
When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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Heart Love People Realize
That the soft overcomes the hard, and the yielding overcomes the resistant, is a fact known by all, but practiced by few.
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Fact Known Overcoming Practice

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