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

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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
The sage acts by doing nothing.
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Done Nothing Sage Taoism
The light of the Way seems dim.
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Dim Light Reflection Taoism Way
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice
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
The seed of mystery lies in muddy water. How can I perceive this mystery? Water becomes clear through stillness. How can I become still? By flowing with the stream.
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Lying Mystery Stillness Water
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
Why is the sea king of a hundred streams? Because it lies below them… If the sage would guide the people, he must serve with humility. If he would lead them, he must follow behind. In this way when the sage rules, the people will not feel oppressed.
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Below Humility King Lying People
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
Make the small big and the few many.
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Big Few Make Small Taoism
The Great Tao flows everywhere, to the left and to the right, all things depend on it to exist, and it does not abandon them. To its accomplishments it lays no claims. It loves and nourished all things, but does not lord it over them.
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Abandon Accomplishment Inspirational
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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Animal Empty Everything Fall Nature
The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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Criminal Law Taoism
Softness triumphs over hardness, feebleness over strength. What is more malleable is always superior over that which is immoveable. This is the principle of controlling things by going along with them, of mastery through adaptation.
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Mastery Principles Superior Triumph
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

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

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