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

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A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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Acceptance Broken Heart Tree
Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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Loss More Require Taoism
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order
Excellent warriors are not violent.
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Excellent Taoism Violent Warrior
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
From caring comes courage.
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Being Inspirational Inspiring Strong
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Inspirational Intelligent Positivity
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
To be constantly without desire is the way to have a vision of the mystery of heaven and earth. For constantly to have desire is the means by which their limitations are seen.
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Heaven Mean Vision
Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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Motivational Strength Wisdom
The more weapons of violence, the more misery to mankind. The triumph of violence ends in a festival of mourning.
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Mourn Triumph Weapon
The Great Tao flows everywhere, to the left and to the right, all things depend on it to exist, and it does not abandon them. To its accomplishments it lays no claims. It loves and nourished all things, but does not lord it over them.
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Abandon Accomplishment Inspirational
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
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
Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.
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Deed Honor Marketplace Men
The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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Cheish Sage Taoism

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

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