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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
One cannot reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
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Inspirational Internal Peace Spiritual
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
The light of the Way seems dim.
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Dim Light Reflection Taoism Way
The great image lacks shape.
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Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism
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 sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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Cheish Sage Taoism
When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.
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Deep Honor Inspirational Life
Giving birth and nourishing, Bearing yet not possessing, Working yet not taking credit, Leading yet not dominating, This is the Primal Virtue.
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Country Credit Giving Lead People Tke
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
Not all spiritual paths lead to the harmonious Oneness. Indeed, most are detours and distractions, nothing more.
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Detours Distraction Oneness Spiritual
From caring comes courage.
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Being Inspirational Inspiring Strong
Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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Manipulation Mind Serenity Taoism
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet 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
A multitude of words is tiresome, unlike remaining centered.
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Multitudes Taoism Tiresome
…the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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Saint Sinners Tao Te Ching Taoism
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some
Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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Behind Compassion Humility
Simplicity has no name is free of desires. Being free of desires it is tranquil. And the world will be at peace of it’s own accord.
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Being Free Name Simplicity
All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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Action Truth Ultimate
To be constantly without desire is the way to have a vision of the mystery of heaven and earth. For constantly to have desire is the means by which their limitations are seen.
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Heaven Mean Vision
No disaster is worse than being discontented.
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Disaster Tao Taoism
Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Great Mountain Move River
To lead, one must follow.
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Follow Leadership Must People Vlife
What is a good man but a bad man’s teacher? What is a bad man but a good man’s job? If you do not remember this, You will get lost, No matter how intelligent you are. It is the great secret.
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Good Intelligent Job Man Teacher

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