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Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.

Laozi

. . . 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
Heavy is the root of light.
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heavy Light Root Taoism
Wear down to be renewed.
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Country Life People Renew Taoism
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
Not all spiritual paths lead to the harmonious Oneness. Indeed, most are detours and distractions, nothing more.
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Detours Distraction Oneness Spiritual
The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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Criminal Law Taoism
If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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Heart Home Nature Peace
The wise man knows without traveling.
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Know Man Travel Wise
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
To be constantly without desire is the way to have a vision of the mystery of heaven and earth. For constantly to have desire is the means by which their limitations are seen.
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Heaven Mean Vision
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
Meet the big while it is small.
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Big People Small Taoism
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 flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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Flame Inspirational Long Philosophy
If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Ching Country People Give Life Taoism
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order

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