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If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness.
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Deed Elevate Kindness Spiritual Wick
Every step is on the path.
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Every Follow Journey Path Step Taoism
Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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Determination Motivational Smart
I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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Knowledge Mind Understanding
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 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
Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Fail Honor People
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
Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man’s tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.
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Choice Instrument Men Tool Weapon Wise
What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves.
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Abandon Kings People Sell Taoism
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order
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
A multitude of words is tiresome, unlike remaining centered.
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Multitudes Taoism Tiresome
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 wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise
When the Way is lost there is virtue. When virtue is lost there is benevolence. When benevolence is lost there is righteousness. When righteousness is lost there are rituals.
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Taoism Virtue Way

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