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What is a good man but a bad man’s teacher? What is a bad man but a good man’s job? If you do not remember this, You will get lost, No matter how intelligent you are. It is the great secret.

Laozi

A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
LAOZI

Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
The master accomplishes more and more by doing less and less until finally he accomplishes everything by doing nothing.
LAOZI

Accomplish Doing Master Nothing
If people live in constant fear of death, and if breaking the law is punished by death, then who would dare?
LAOZI

Country Law People Taoism
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
The world’s big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.
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Attention Country Done Emotion Humble People
Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Crouch Happiness Misery
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.
LAOZI

Being Hard Time Stay Strong
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.
LAOZI

Beginning Children Mother Taoism
Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Enough Know Misfortune
Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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Motivational Strength Wisdom
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

Care Clay Form Space Vessel
If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you forever.
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Forever Heart Letting Surround
The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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Criminal Law Taoism
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
LAOZI

Inspirational Intelligent Positivity
The great Way is all-pervading. It reaches to the left and to the right. All things depend on it with their existence. Still it demands no obedience.
LAOZI

Demand Depend Reach Taoism Thing Way

What is a good man but a bad man’s teacher? What is a bad man but a good man’s job? If you do not remember this, You will get lost, No matter how intelligent you are. It is the great secret.

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What is a good man but a bad man’s teacher? What is a bad man but a good man’s job? If you do not remember this, You will get lost, No matter how intelligent you are. It is the great secret.

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