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.
LAOZITo 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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Health is the greatest possession.
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Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Simplicity has no name is free of desires. Being free of desires it is tranquil. And the world will be at peace of it’s own accord.
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Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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Every step is on the path.
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What resists, persists.
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When the uncarved wood is split, its parts are put to use. When the sage is put to use, he becomes the head.
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When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.
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The farther you go, the less you know.
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If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.
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Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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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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Heavy is the root of light.
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. . . 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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