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To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.

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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.
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Lying Mystery Stillness Water
Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Fail Honor People
To lead, one must follow.
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Follow Leadership Must People Vlife
The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.
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Heart Matter People Trying Vice
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.
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Accomplish Goal Heaven Taoism
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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Flame Inspirational Long Philosophy
A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is.
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Arrive Artist Change Good Intuition
Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.
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Compassion Heart Humility World
Make the small big and the few many.
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Big Few Make Small Taoism
The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise
The sage acts by doing nothing.
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Done Nothing Sage Taoism
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
In ancient times, those who followed the Way did not try to give people knowledge thereof, but kept them ignorant.
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Give Knowledge Ignorant People

To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.

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