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Never take over the world to tamper with it. Those who want to tamper with it are not fit to take over the world.
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REquired Take Taoism Temper World
Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Crouch Happiness Misery
Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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Loss More Require Taoism
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 world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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Courses Go Letting World
The ego is entranced by … names and ideas… However names and concepts only block your perception of this Great Oneness. Therefore it is wise to ignore them. Those who live inside their egos are continually bewildered.
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Block Concept Name Perception Wise
Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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Enemy Human Inspirational Men
The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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Criminal Law Taoism
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some
Every step is on the path.
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Every Follow Journey Path Step Taoism
Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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Depth Heart Inspirational Kindness
Instead of being afraid of death, we should try to awake to life; and the only death we should escape from is to forget the presence of God into us.
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Death Escape Feel Forget Try
All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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Action Truth Ultimate
A multitude of words is tiresome, unlike remaining centered.
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Multitudes Taoism Tiresome
The great image lacks shape.
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Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism

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