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Why is the sea king of a hundred streams? Because it lies below them… If the sage would guide the people, he must serve with humility. If he would lead them, he must follow behind. In this way when the sage rules, the people will not feel oppressed.
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Below Humility King Lying People
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
Make the small big and the few many.
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Big Few Make Small Taoism
Every step is on the path.
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Every Follow Journey Path Step Taoism
That the soft overcomes the hard, and the yielding overcomes the resistant, is a fact known by all, but practiced by few.
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Fact Known Overcoming Practice
He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful.
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Powerful Strength Strong Victory
Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.
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Inspirational Problem Simple Small
To know you have enough is to be rich.
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Country People Rich Simplicity
Excellent warriors are not violent.
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Excellent Taoism Violent Warrior
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
The farther you go, the less you know.
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Country Emotion Knows Leadership People Wisdom
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
A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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Deem Humorous Love Witty
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
. . . 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
Heavy is the root of light.
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heavy Light Root Taoism

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