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Giving birth and nourishing, Bearing yet not possessing, Working yet not taking credit, Leading yet not dominating, This is the Primal Virtue.

Laozi

An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
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Accomplish Action Inspirational Integral
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
Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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Inspirational Inspiring Strength
If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
LAOZI

Ching Country People Give Life Taoism
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
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
He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful.
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Powerful Strength Strong Victory
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
When the highest type of people hear Tao (Truth), they diligently practice it. When the average type of people hear Tao, they half believe in it. When the lowest type of people hear Tao, they laugh at it. If they did not laugh, it would not be Tao.
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Average Believe Diligently Practice
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
To lead, one must follow.
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Follow Leadership Must People Vlife
Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Great Mountain Move River
A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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Deem Humorous Love Witty
The master accomplishes more and more by doing less and less until finally he accomplishes everything by doing nothing.
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Accomplish Doing Master Nothing
Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Fail Honor People
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

Giving birth and nourishing, Bearing yet not possessing, Working yet not taking credit, Leading yet not dominating, This is the Primal Virtue.

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