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

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. . . the mind is desperate to fix the river {of events} in place: Possessed by ideas of the past, preoccupied with images of the future, it overlooks the plain truth of the moment.
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Idea Past Possessed Truth
The wise man knows without traveling.
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Know Man Travel Wise
Make the small big and the few many.
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Big Few Make Small Taoism
The great image lacks shape.
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Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism
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
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
The Master doesn’t seek fulfillment. For only those who are not full are able to be used which brings the feeling of completeness.
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Able Feeling Taoism Together
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 rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice
A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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Acceptance Broken Heart Tree
Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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Imperfect Perfection Taoism
Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man’s tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.
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Choice Instrument Men Tool Weapon Wise
The world’s beginning is its mother. To have found the mother is also to know the children. Although you know the children, cling to the mother. Until your last day you will not be harmed.
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Beginning Children Mother Taoism
When the uncarved wood is split, its parts are put to use. When the sage is put to use, he becomes the head.
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Perceive Sage Taoism Use
Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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Breathtaking Themselves Wisdom Wise
The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge Sage Taoism
Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Enough Know Misfortune
Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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Manipulation Mind Serenity Taoism
He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful.
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Powerful Strength Strong Victory
Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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Loss More Require Taoism
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
From caring comes courage.
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Being Inspirational Inspiring Strong
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
A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is.
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Arrive Artist Change Good Intuition
In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.
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Being Hard Time Stay Strong
For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
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Business Limited Wisdom Wise
Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream.
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Dream Opportunity Success Weed

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

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