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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 world’s big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.
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Attention Country Done Emotion Humble People
Become totally empty Quiet the restlessness of the mind Only then will you witness everything unfolding from emptiness
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Emptiness Inspirational Mind
A multitude of words is tiresome, unlike remaining centered.
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Multitudes Taoism Tiresome
Softness triumphs over hardness, feebleness over strength. What is more malleable is always superior over that which is immoveable. This is the principle of controlling things by going along with them, of mastery through adaptation.
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Mastery Principles Superior Triumph
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
To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice
The transformation toward eternal life is gradual. The heavy gross energy of body, mind, and spirit must first be purified and uplifted. When the energy ascends… then self mastery can be sought.
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Energy Mind Purify Self
Empty yourself of everything. Let the mind become still. The ten thousand things rise and fall while the Self watches their return. They grow and flourish and then return to the source. Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature.
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Animal Empty Everything Fall Nature
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Fail Loses Seize Taoism
The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge Sage Taoism
Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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Friendship Quarrel Wrong
For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
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Business Limited Wisdom Wise
Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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Imperfect Perfection Taoism
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
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
The sage acts by doing nothing.
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Done Nothing Sage Taoism

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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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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