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The seed of mystery lies in muddy water. How can I perceive this mystery? Water becomes clear through stillness. How can I become still? By flowing with the stream.

Laozi

Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
LAOZI

Inspirational Inspiring Strength
Not all spiritual paths lead to the harmonious Oneness. Indeed, most are detours and distractions, nothing more.
LAOZI

Detours Distraction Oneness Spiritual
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.
LAOZI

Demand Depend Reach Taoism Thing Way
The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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Cheish Sage Taoism
A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
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Artist Good Intuition Need Person
The farther you go, the less you know.
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Country Emotion Knows Leadership People Wisdom
To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice
A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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Acceptance Broken Heart Tree
In the highest antiquity, the people did not know that there were rulers. In the next age they loved them and praised them. In the next they feared them; in the next they despised them.
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Age Next People Praise
Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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Manipulation Mind Serenity Taoism
Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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Friendship Quarrel Wrong
What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves.
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Abandon Kings People Sell Taoism
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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Flame Inspirational Long Philosophy
The wise man knows without traveling.
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Know Man Travel Wise
No disaster is worse than being discontented.
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Disaster Tao Taoism
Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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Enemy Human Inspirational Men

The seed of mystery lies in muddy water. How can I perceive this mystery? Water becomes clear through stillness. How can I become still? By flowing with the stream.

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