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

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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
…the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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Saint Sinners Tao Te Ching Taoism
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
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
Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Crouch Happiness Misery
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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Criminal Law Taoism
Health is the greatest possession.
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Health Possession Wealth
A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is.
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Arrive Artist Change Good Intuition
The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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Cheish Sage Taoism
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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Envy Praise Prevent Taoism
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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Breathtaking Themselves Wisdom Wise
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
The Great Tao flows everywhere, to the left and to the right, all things depend on it to exist, and it does not abandon them. To its accomplishments it lays no claims. It loves and nourished all things, but does not lord it over them.
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Abandon Accomplishment Inspirational

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

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