Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
LAOZIReturn animosity with virtue.
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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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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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Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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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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If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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Meandering leads to perfection.
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The wise man knows without traveling.
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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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Every step is on the path.
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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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Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that is worn out shall be renewed. He who has little shall succeed. He who has much shall go astray.
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When the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one embrace, they can be kept from separating.
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The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.
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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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