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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 order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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Flame Inspirational Long Philosophy
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
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
Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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Motivational Strength Wisdom
What resists, persists.
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Emotions Feel Persist Resist
When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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Heart Love People Realize
Never take over the world to tamper with it. Those who want to tamper with it are not fit to take over the world.
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REquired Take Taoism Temper World
A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
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Artist Good Intuition Need Person
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
When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Book Country Life People
Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Crouch Happiness Misery
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
Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.
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Compassion Heart Humility World
The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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Courses Go Letting World

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