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

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When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Book Country Life People
Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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Inspirational Inspiring Strength
That the soft overcomes the hard, and the yielding overcomes the resistant, is a fact known by all, but practiced by few.
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Fact Known Overcoming Practice
The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
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
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 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
All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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Action Truth Ultimate
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
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Self Esteem Spiritual Wisdom
Meandering leads to perfection.
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Hike Journey Meander Perfection
If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Ching Country People Give Life Taoism

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

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