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When the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one embrace, they can be kept from separating.

Laozi

If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness.
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Deed Elevate Kindness Spiritual Wick
Every step is on the path.
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Every Follow Journey Path Step Taoism
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
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
Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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Breathtaking Themselves Wisdom Wise
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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Flame Inspirational Long Philosophy
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Fail Loses Seize 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
When the uncarved wood is split, its parts are put to use. When the sage is put to use, he becomes the head.
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Perceive Sage Taoism Use
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
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
There was something that finished chaos, born before Heaven and Earth.
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Earth Finish Heaven Something Taoism
Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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Loss More Require Taoism
Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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Behind Compassion Humility
The sage acts by doing nothing.
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Done Nothing Sage 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

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