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Not praising the deserving prevents envy.

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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
When the Way is lost there is virtue. When virtue is lost there is benevolence. When benevolence is lost there is righteousness. When righteousness is lost there are rituals.
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Taoism Virtue Way
The great image lacks shape.
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Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism
When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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Heart Love People Realize
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
The wise man knows without traveling.
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Know Man Travel Wise
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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Empty Entire Humility Little Succeed
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 past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that. What is grievance? The baggage of old thought and emotion.
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Baggage Emotion Grievance Past
Excellent warriors are not violent.
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Excellent Taoism Violent Warrior
Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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Breathtaking Themselves Wisdom Wise
From caring comes courage.
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Being Inspirational Inspiring Strong
A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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Deem Humorous Love Witty
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
Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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Enemy Human Inspirational Men
I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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Knowledge Mind Understanding

Not praising the deserving prevents envy.

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