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Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.

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When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.
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Deep Honor Inspirational Life
The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise
All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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Action Truth Ultimate
The farther you go, the less you know.
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Country Emotion Knows Leadership People Wisdom
Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.
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Compassion Heart Humility World
To lead, one must follow.
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Follow Leadership Must People Vlife
If people live in constant fear of death, and if breaking the law is punished by death, then who would dare?
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Country Law People Taoism
Simplicity has no name is free of desires. Being free of desires it is tranquil. And the world will be at peace of it’s own accord.
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Being Free Name Simplicity
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
Make the small big and the few many.
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Big Few Make Small Taoism
The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge Sage Taoism
The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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Cheish Sage Taoism
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
Never take over the world to tamper with it. Those who want to tamper with it are not fit to take over the world.
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REquired Take Taoism Temper World
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
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Self Esteem Spiritual Wisdom
The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.
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Heart Matter People Trying Vice

Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.

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