The light of the Way seems dim.
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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All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.
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Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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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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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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There was something that finished chaos, born before Heaven and Earth.
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Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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When the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one embrace, they can be kept from separating.
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Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream.
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The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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In the highest antiquity, the people did not know that there were rulers. In the next age they loved them and praised them. In the next they feared them; in the next they despised them.
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The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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The wise man knows without traveling.
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Return animosity with virtue.
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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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