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See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world.

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An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
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Accomplish Action Inspirational Integral
The sage acts by doing nothing.
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Done Nothing Sage Taoism
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
Why is the sea king of a hundred streams? Because it lies below them… If the sage would guide the people, he must serve with humility. If he would lead them, he must follow behind. In this way when the sage rules, the people will not feel oppressed.
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Below Humility King Lying People
All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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Action Truth Ultimate
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world.
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Compassion Country Taoism Town
The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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Courses Go Letting World
The great image lacks shape.
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Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism
The light of the Way seems dim.
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Dim Light Reflection Taoism Way
. . . 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
Health is the greatest possession.
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Health Possession Wealth
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
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
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some
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

See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world.

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