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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 ego is entranced by … names and ideas… However names and concepts only block your perception of this Great Oneness. Therefore it is wise to ignore them. Those who live inside their egos are continually bewildered.
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Block Concept Name Perception Wise
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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Forever Heart Letting Surround
Softness triumphs over hardness, feebleness over strength. What is more malleable is always superior over that which is immoveable. This is the principle of controlling things by going along with them, of mastery through adaptation.
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Mastery Principles Superior Triumph
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
The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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Cheish Sage Taoism
Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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Country Life People Taoism Thinking
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.
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Desire Men Taoism Themselves
The past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that. What is grievance? The baggage of old thought and emotion.
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Baggage Emotion Grievance Past
When the Way is lost there is virtue. When virtue is lost there is benevolence. When benevolence is lost there is righteousness. When righteousness is lost there are rituals.
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Taoism Virtue Way
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Inspirational Intelligent Positivity
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
When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Book Country Life People
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
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

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