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

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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
With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Conque Peace Power World
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
A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
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Artist Good Intuition Need Person
. . . 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
Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.
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Compassion Heart Humility World
The True Person benefits yet expects no reward, does the work and moves on. There is no desire to be considered better than others.
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Desire Earth Inspirational Move
All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.
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Desire Men Taoism Themselves
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order
What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves.
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Abandon Kings People Sell Taoism
In the highest antiquity, the people did not know that there were rulers. In the next age they loved them and praised them. In the next they feared them; in the next they despised them.
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Age Next People Praise
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
If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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Heart Home Nature Peace
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
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
In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don’t try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
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Family Inspirational Motivational

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