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Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.

Laozi

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
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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Heart Love People Realize
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
Nature is not human hearted.
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Enlightening Hearted Nature
There was something that finished chaos, born before Heaven and Earth.
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Earth Finish Heaven Something Taoism
Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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Loss More Require Taoism
Every step is on the path.
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Every Follow Journey Path Step Taoism
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some
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
When the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one embrace, they can be kept from separating.
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Animal Intelligent Separate Soul
Make the small big and the few many.
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Big Few Make Small Taoism
The True Person benefits yet expects no reward, does the work and moves on. There is no desire to be considered better than others.
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Desire Earth Inspirational Move
One cannot reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
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Inspirational Internal Peace Spiritual
Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.
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Compassion Heart Humility World
Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.
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Inspirational Problem Simple Small

Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.

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