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I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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Knowledge Mind Understanding
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
Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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Loss More Require Taoism
The True Person benefits yet expects no reward, does the work and moves on. There is no desire to be considered better than others.
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Desire Earth Inspirational Move
The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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Cheish Sage Taoism
Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.
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Deed Honor Marketplace Men
Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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Inspirational Inspiring Strength
Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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Depth Heart Inspirational Kindness
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge Sage Taoism
In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.
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Being Hard Time Stay Strong
. . . the mind is desperate to fix the river {of events} in place: Possessed by ideas of the past, preoccupied with images of the future, it overlooks the plain truth of the moment.
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Idea Past Possessed Truth
To know you have enough is to be rich.
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Country People Rich Simplicity
When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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Heart Love People Realize
A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
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Artist Good Intuition Need Person
Excellent warriors are not violent.
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Excellent Taoism Violent Warrior

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