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A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful.

Laozi

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
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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Flame Inspirational Long Philosophy
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
I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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Knowledge Mind Understanding
He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that is worn out shall be renewed. He who has little shall succeed. He who has much shall go astray.
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Empty Entire Humility Little Succeed
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Fail Loses Seize 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
Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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Imperfect Perfection Taoism
Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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Inspirational Inspiring Strength
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
A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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Deem Humorous Love Witty
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Inspirational Intelligent Positivity
In ancient times, those who followed the Way did not try to give people knowledge thereof, but kept them ignorant.
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Give Knowledge Ignorant People
The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge Sage Taoism

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