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Excellent warriors are not violent.

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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
When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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Heart Love People Realize
Return animosity with virtue.
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Animosity Compassion Return Taoism
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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Flame Inspirational Long Philosophy
When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Book Country Life People
I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Compassion Home Lack Taoism
Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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Imperfect Perfection Taoism
The past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that. What is grievance? The baggage of old thought and emotion.
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Baggage Emotion Grievance Past
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
When the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one embrace, they can be kept from separating.
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Animal Intelligent Separate Soul
Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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Depth Heart Inspirational Kindness
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order
Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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Breathtaking Themselves Wisdom Wise
Every step is on the path.
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Every Follow Journey Path Step Taoism
Not all spiritual paths lead to the harmonious Oneness. Indeed, most are detours and distractions, nothing more.
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Detours Distraction Oneness Spiritual
From caring comes courage.
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Being Inspirational Inspiring Strong

Excellent warriors are not violent.

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