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The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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Flame Inspirational Long Philosophy
That the soft overcomes the hard, and the yielding overcomes the resistant, is a fact known by all, but practiced by few.
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Fact Known Overcoming Practice
The Master doesn’t seek fulfillment. For only those who are not full are able to be used which brings the feeling of completeness.
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Able Feeling Taoism Together
If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Ching Country People Give Life Taoism
When the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one embrace, they can be kept from separating.
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Animal Intelligent Separate Soul
Excellent warriors are not violent.
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Excellent Taoism Violent Warrior
Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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Friendship Quarrel Wrong
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
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 weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it.
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Everybody Overcome Strong Taoism
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
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 have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Book Country Life People
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
The wise man knows without traveling.
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Know Man Travel Wise

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