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

Laozi

Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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Envy Praise Prevent Taoism
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
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Self Esteem Spiritual Wisdom
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
One cannot reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
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Inspirational Internal Peace Spiritual
Softness triumphs over hardness, feebleness over strength. What is more malleable is always superior over that which is immoveable. This is the principle of controlling things by going along with them, of mastery through adaptation.
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Mastery Principles Superior Triumph
Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream.
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Dream Opportunity Success Weed
The light of the Way seems dim.
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Dim Light Reflection Taoism Way
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.
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Demand Depend Reach Taoism Thing Way
Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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Inspirational Inspiring Strength
The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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Courses Go Letting World
Become totally empty Quiet the restlessness of the mind Only then will you witness everything unfolding from emptiness
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Emptiness Inspirational Mind
Nature is not human hearted.
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Enlightening Hearted Nature
An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
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Accomplish Action Inspirational Integral
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result

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