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Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
One cannot reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
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Inspirational Internal Peace Spiritual
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Book Country Life People
I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Compassion Home Lack Taoism
In ancient times, those who followed the Way did not try to give people knowledge thereof, but kept them ignorant.
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Give Knowledge Ignorant People
The True Person benefits yet expects no reward, does the work and moves on. There is no desire to be considered better than others.
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Desire Earth Inspirational Move
What is a good man but a bad man’s teacher? What is a bad man but a good man’s job? If you do not remember this, You will get lost, No matter how intelligent you are. It is the great secret.
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Good Intelligent Job Man Teacher
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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Flame Inspirational Long Philosophy
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
The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge Sage Taoism
The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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Courses Go Letting World
Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Enough Know Misfortune
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Fail Honor People
Giving birth and nourishing, Bearing yet not possessing, Working yet not taking credit, Leading yet not dominating, This is the Primal Virtue.
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Country Credit Giving Lead People Tke
Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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Motivational Strength Wisdom
Excellent warriors are not violent.
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Excellent Taoism Violent Warrior
Not all spiritual paths lead to the harmonious Oneness. Indeed, most are detours and distractions, nothing more.
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Detours Distraction Oneness Spiritual
The more weapons of violence, the more misery to mankind. The triumph of violence ends in a festival of mourning.
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Mourn Triumph Weapon
In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.
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Being Hard Time Stay Strong
. . . the mind is desperate to fix the river {of events} in place: Possessed by ideas of the past, preoccupied with images of the future, it overlooks the plain truth of the moment.
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Idea Past Possessed Truth
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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Beginning Children Mother Taoism
What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves.
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Abandon Kings People Sell Taoism
The light of the Way seems dim.
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Dim Light Reflection Taoism Way
No disaster is worse than being discontented.
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Disaster Tao Taoism
If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you forever.
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Forever Heart Letting Surround

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