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Return animosity with virtue.
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Animosity Compassion Return Taoism
Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.
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Army Before Humility Leadership Other Put
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
With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Conque Peace Power World
Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Crouch Happiness Misery
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
Become totally empty Quiet the restlessness of the mind Only then will you witness everything unfolding from emptiness
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Emptiness Inspirational Mind
Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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Depth Heart Inspirational Kindness
Health is the greatest possession.
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Health Possession Wealth
The farther you go, the less you know.
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Country Emotion Knows Leadership People Wisdom
I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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Knowledge Mind Understanding
Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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Friendship Quarrel Wrong
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
All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.
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Desire Men Taoism Themselves
I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Compassion Home Lack Taoism
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love

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