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If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you forever.

Laozi

Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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Manipulation Mind Serenity Taoism
Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Crouch Happiness Misery
Excellent warriors are not violent.
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Excellent Taoism Violent Warrior
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 wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise
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
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.
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Inspirational Problem Simple Small
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
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
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
The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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Criminal Law Taoism
I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Compassion Home Lack Taoism
Instead of being afraid of death, we should try to awake to life; and the only death we should escape from is to forget the presence of God into us.
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Death Escape Feel Forget Try
The sage acts by doing nothing.
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Done Nothing Sage Taoism
Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate their return.
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Contemplate Heart Mind Peace

If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you forever.

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