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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.

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The ego is entranced by … names and ideas… However names and concepts only block your perception of this Great Oneness. Therefore it is wise to ignore them. Those who live inside their egos are continually bewildered.
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Block Concept Name Perception Wise
Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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Imperfect Perfection Taoism
The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge Sage Taoism
What resists, persists.
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Emotions Feel Persist Resist
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some
Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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Motivational Strength Wisdom
The weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it.
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Everybody Overcome Strong Taoism
…the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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Saint Sinners Tao Te Ching Taoism
No disaster is worse than being discontented.
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Disaster Tao Taoism
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
Make the small big and the few many.
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Big Few Make Small Taoism
The great image lacks shape.
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Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism
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.
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Being Hard Time Stay Strong
A multitude of words is tiresome, unlike remaining centered.
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Multitudes Taoism Tiresome
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
When the highest type of people hear Tao (Truth), they diligently practice it. When the average type of people hear Tao, they half believe in it. When the lowest type of people hear Tao, they laugh at it. If they did not laugh, it would not be Tao.
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Average Believe Diligently Practice

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.

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