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The world’s beginning is its mother. To have found the mother is also to know the children. Although you know the children, cling to the mother. Until your last day you will not be harmed.

Laozi

An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
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Accomplish Action Inspirational Integral
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
All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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Action Truth Ultimate
I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Compassion Home Lack Taoism
Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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Envy Praise Prevent Taoism
That the soft overcomes the hard, and the yielding overcomes the resistant, is a fact known by all, but practiced by few.
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Fact Known Overcoming Practice
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 more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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Criminal Law Taoism
Why is the sea king of a hundred streams? Because it lies below them… If the sage would guide the people, he must serve with humility. If he would lead them, he must follow behind. In this way when the sage rules, the people will not feel oppressed.
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Below Humility King Lying People
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
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
In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don’t try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
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Family Inspirational Motivational
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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Taoism Virtue Way
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Inspirational Intelligent Positivity
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
If people live in constant fear of death, and if breaking the law is punished by death, then who would dare?
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Country Law People Taoism

The world’s beginning is its mother. To have found the mother is also to know the children. Although you know the children, cling to the mother. Until your last day you will not be harmed.

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The world’s beginning is its mother. To have found the mother is also to know the children. Although you know the children, cling to the mother. Until your last day you will not be harmed.

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