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I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.

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See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world.
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Compassion Country Taoism Town
The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise
Meandering leads to perfection.
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Hike Journey Meander Perfection
Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.
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Deed Honor Marketplace Men
To lead, one must follow.
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Follow Leadership Must People Vlife
The seed of mystery lies in muddy water. How can I perceive this mystery? Water becomes clear through stillness. How can I become still? By flowing with the stream.
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Lying Mystery Stillness Water
Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Fail Honor People
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 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
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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Heaven Mean Vision
Meet the big while it is small.
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Big People Small Taoism
The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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Criminal Law Taoism
When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.
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Deep Honor Inspirational Life
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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Action Truth Ultimate
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

I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.

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