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

Laozi

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
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
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
The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge Sage Taoism
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
With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Conque Peace Power World
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Inspirational Intelligent Positivity
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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Flame Inspirational Long Philosophy
Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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Envy Praise Prevent Taoism
Meandering leads to perfection.
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Hike Journey Meander Perfection
When the uncarved wood is split, its parts are put to use. When the sage is put to use, he becomes the head.
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Perceive Sage Taoism Use
Nature is not human hearted.
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Enlightening Hearted Nature
Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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Depth Heart Inspirational Kindness
He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that is worn out shall be renewed. He who has little shall succeed. He who has much shall go astray.
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Empty Entire Humility Little Succeed
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
A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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Acceptance Broken Heart Tree

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