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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.

Laozi

The light of the Way seems dim.
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Dim Light Reflection Taoism Way
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
Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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Loss More Require Taoism
A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful.
LAOZI

Care Clay Form Space Vessel
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
There was something that finished chaos, born before Heaven and Earth.
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Earth Finish Heaven Something Taoism
Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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Friendship Quarrel Wrong
When the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one embrace, they can be kept from separating.
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Animal Intelligent Separate Soul
Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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Country Life People Taoism Thinking
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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Dream Opportunity Success Weed
The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge Sage Taoism
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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Age Next People Praise
The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise
The wise man knows without traveling.
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Know Man Travel Wise
Return animosity with virtue.
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Animosity Compassion Return 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

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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