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The master accomplishes more and more by doing less and less until finally he accomplishes everything by doing nothing.

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The great image lacks shape.
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Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism
Make the small big and the few many.
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Big Few Make Small Taoism
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
Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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Imperfect Perfection Taoism
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order
When the Way is lost there is virtue. When virtue is lost there is benevolence. When benevolence is lost there is righteousness. When righteousness is lost there are rituals.
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Taoism Virtue Way
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Inspirational Intelligent Positivity
To be constantly without desire is the way to have a vision of the mystery of heaven and earth. For constantly to have desire is the means by which their limitations are seen.
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Heaven Mean Vision
If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Ching Country People Give Life Taoism
If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness.
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Deed Elevate Kindness Spiritual Wick
Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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Enemy Human Inspirational Men
If people live in constant fear of death, and if breaking the law is punished by death, then who would dare?
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Country Law People Taoism
…the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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Saint Sinners Tao Te Ching Taoism
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
The sage acts by doing nothing.
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Done Nothing Sage Taoism

The master accomplishes more and more by doing less and less until finally he accomplishes everything by doing nothing.

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