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The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.

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He who has achieved this state Is unconcerned with friends and enemies, With good and harm, with honor and disgrace. This therefore is the highest state of man.
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Enemy Friend Friendship Honor Men Unconcern
If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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Heart Home Nature Peace
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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Good Intelligent Job Man Teacher
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
There was something that finished chaos, born before Heaven and Earth.
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Earth Finish Heaven Something Taoism
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
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Self Esteem Spiritual Wisdom
. . . the mind is desperate to fix the river {of events} in place: Possessed by ideas of the past, preoccupied with images of the future, it overlooks the plain truth of the moment.
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Idea Past Possessed Truth
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
The light of the Way seems dim.
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Dim Light Reflection Taoism Way
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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Flame Inspirational Long Philosophy
An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
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Accomplish Action Inspirational Integral
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
Meet the big while it is small.
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Big People Small Taoism
Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.
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Inspirational Problem Simple Small
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
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