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Meandering leads to perfection.

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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
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
…the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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Saint Sinners Tao Te Ching Taoism
Meet the big while it is small.
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Big People Small Taoism
No disaster is worse than being discontented.
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Disaster Tao Taoism
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
The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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Cheish Sage Taoism
The master accomplishes more and more by doing less and less until finally he accomplishes everything by doing nothing.
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Accomplish Doing Master Nothing
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
The great image lacks shape.
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Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism
Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Enough Know Misfortune
The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Inspirational Intelligent Positivity
When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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Heart Love People Realize
If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Ching Country People Give Life Taoism
The seed of mystery lies in muddy water. How can I perceive this mystery? Water becomes clear through stillness. How can I become still? By flowing with the stream.
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Lying Mystery Stillness Water

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