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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.

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Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
The world’s big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.
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Attention Country Done Emotion Humble People
The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise
When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.
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Accomplish Goal Heaven Taoism
A multitude of words is tiresome, unlike remaining centered.
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Multitudes Taoism Tiresome
See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world.
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Compassion Country Taoism Town
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
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
Instead of being afraid of death, we should try to awake to life; and the only death we should escape from is to forget the presence of God into us.
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Death Escape Feel Forget Try
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 great Way is all-pervading. It reaches to the left and to the right. All things depend on it with their existence. Still it demands no obedience.
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Demand Depend Reach Taoism Thing Way
Nature is not human hearted.
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Enlightening Hearted Nature
Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Crouch Happiness Misery
Meandering leads to perfection.
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Hike Journey Meander Perfection
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
Wear down to be renewed.
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Country Life People Renew Taoism

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