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Loss is not as bad as wanting more.

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A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful.
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Care Clay Form Space Vessel
When the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one embrace, they can be kept from separating.
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Animal Intelligent Separate Soul
A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
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Artist Good Intuition Need Person
When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.
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Accomplish Goal Heaven Taoism
Wear down to be renewed.
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Country Life People Renew Taoism
The light of the Way seems dim.
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Dim Light Reflection Taoism Way
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
The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge Sage Taoism
The transformation toward eternal life is gradual. The heavy gross energy of body, mind, and spirit must first be purified and uplifted. When the energy ascends… then self mastery can be sought.
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Energy Mind Purify Self
A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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Acceptance Broken Heart Tree
A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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Deem Humorous Love Witty
When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Book Country Life People
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
When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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Heart Love People Realize
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
To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice

Loss is not as bad as wanting more.

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