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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.

Laozi

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
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 acts by doing nothing.
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Done Nothing Sage Taoism
Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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Friendship Quarrel Wrong
In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don’t try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
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Family Inspirational Motivational
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
The transformation toward eternal life is gradual. The heavy gross energy of body, mind, and spirit must first be purified and uplifted. When the energy ascends… then self mastery can be sought.
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Energy Mind Purify Self
The world’s big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.
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Attention Country Done Emotion Humble People
To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice
I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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Knowledge Mind Understanding
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
Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.
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Dream Opportunity Worry
Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.
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Army Before Humility Leadership Other Put
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some
Excellent warriors are not violent.
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Excellent Taoism Violent Warrior
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness

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