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Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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Motivational Strength Wisdom
When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.
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Accomplish Goal Heaven Taoism
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
I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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Knowledge Mind Understanding
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
Instead of being afraid of death, we should try to awake to life; and the only death we should escape from is to forget the presence of God into us.
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Death Escape Feel Forget Try
The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge Sage Taoism
Wear down to be renewed.
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Country Life People Renew Taoism
Meet the big while it is small.
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Big People Small Taoism
In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don’t try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
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Family Inspirational Motivational
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
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Self Esteem Spiritual Wisdom
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
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
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
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Fulfill Inspirational Leadership Wisdom
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
Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream.
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Dream Opportunity Success Weed

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