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If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.

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If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness.
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Deed Elevate Kindness Spiritual Wick
A multitude of words is tiresome, unlike remaining centered.
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Multitudes Taoism Tiresome
Wear down to be renewed.
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Country Life People Renew 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
The great image lacks shape.
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Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism
Why is the sea king of a hundred streams? Because it lies below them… If the sage would guide the people, he must serve with humility. If he would lead them, he must follow behind. In this way when the sage rules, the people will not feel oppressed.
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Below Humility King Lying People
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
When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Book Country Life People
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
Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream.
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Dream Opportunity Success Weed
Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Enough Know Misfortune
An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
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Accomplish Action Inspirational Integral
Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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Imperfect Perfection Taoism
Softness triumphs over hardness, feebleness over strength. What is more malleable is always superior over that which is immoveable. This is the principle of controlling things by going along with them, of mastery through adaptation.
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Mastery Principles Superior Triumph
Make the small big and the few many.
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Big Few Make Small Taoism
Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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Inspirational Inspiring Strength

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