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The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.

Laozi

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 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
The wise man knows without traveling.
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Know Man Travel Wise
Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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Friendship Quarrel Wrong
Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Crouch Happiness Misery
With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Conque Peace Power World
When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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Heart Love People Realize
Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Enough Know Misfortune
The master accomplishes more and more by doing less and less until finally he accomplishes everything by doing nothing.
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Accomplish Doing Master Nothing
Nature is not human hearted.
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Enlightening Hearted Nature
The great Way is all-pervading. It reaches to the left and to the right. All things depend on it with their existence. Still it demands no obedience.
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Demand Depend Reach Taoism Thing Way
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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Deed Elevate Kindness Spiritual Wick
Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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Breathtaking Themselves Wisdom Wise
The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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Cheish Sage Taoism
The True Person benefits yet expects no reward, does the work and moves on. There is no desire to be considered better than others.
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Desire Earth Inspirational Move
A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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Deem Humorous Love Witty

The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.

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