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The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.

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The sage acts by doing nothing.
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Done Nothing Sage Taoism
Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Great Mountain Move River
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
Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Fail Honor People
Excellent warriors are not violent.
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Excellent Taoism Violent Warrior
If people live in constant fear of death, and if breaking the law is punished by death, then who would dare?
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Country Law People Taoism
The weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it.
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Everybody Overcome Strong 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
The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge Sage Taoism
Meandering leads to perfection.
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Hike Journey Meander Perfection
What resists, persists.
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Emotions Feel Persist Resist
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
Every step is on the path.
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Every Follow Journey Path Step Taoism
Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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Friendship Quarrel Wrong
When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Book Country Life People
What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves.
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Abandon Kings People Sell Taoism

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