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No disaster is worse than being discontented.
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Disaster Tao Taoism
The transformation toward eternal life is gradual. The heavy gross energy of body, mind, and spirit must first be purified and uplifted. When the energy ascends… then self mastery can be sought.
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Energy Mind Purify Self
There was something that finished chaos, born before Heaven and Earth.
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Earth Finish Heaven Something Taoism
The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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Criminal Law Taoism
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
The sage acts by doing nothing.
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Done Nothing Sage Taoism
A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
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Artist Good Intuition Need Person
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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Conquest Murder Rejoice
The great Way is all-pervading. It reaches to the left and to the right. All things depend on it with their existence. Still it demands no obedience.
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Demand Depend Reach Taoism Thing Way
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
All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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Action Truth Ultimate
Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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Depth Heart Inspirational Kindness
To know you have enough is to be rich.
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Country People Rich Simplicity
The wise man knows without traveling.
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Know Man Travel Wise
A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful.
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Care Clay Form Space Vessel

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