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Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man’s tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.

Laozi

Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.
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Army Before Humility Leadership Other Put
Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate their return.
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Contemplate Heart Mind Peace
Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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Manipulation Mind Serenity Taoism
Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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Behind Compassion Humility
See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world.
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Compassion Country Taoism Town
Make the small big and the few many.
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Big Few Make Small Taoism
When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.
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Accomplish Goal Heaven Taoism
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Fail Loses Seize Taoism
Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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Imperfect Perfection Taoism
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
To know you have enough is to be rich.
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Country People Rich Simplicity
Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.
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Dream Opportunity Worry
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
The past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that. What is grievance? The baggage of old thought and emotion.
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Baggage Emotion Grievance Past
Return animosity with virtue.
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Animosity Compassion Return Taoism
Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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Enemy Human Inspirational Men

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