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

Laozi

Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
LAOZI

Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
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.
LAOZI

Good Intelligent Job Man Teacher
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.
LAOZI

Dream Opportunity Success Weed
All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.
LAOZI

Desire Men Taoism Themselves
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
LAOZI

Fulfill Inspirational Leadership Wisdom
Not all spiritual paths lead to the harmonious Oneness. Indeed, most are detours and distractions, nothing more.
LAOZI

Detours Distraction Oneness Spiritual
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
LAOZI

Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
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.
LAOZI

Being Hard Time Stay Strong
There was something that finished chaos, born before Heaven and Earth.
LAOZI

Earth Finish Heaven Something Taoism
I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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Knowledge Mind Understanding
Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
LAOZI

Loss More Require 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.
LAOZI

Age Next People Praise
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 True Person benefits yet expects no reward, does the work and moves on. There is no desire to be considered better than others.
LAOZI

Desire Earth Inspirational Move
I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Compassion Home Lack Taoism
Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
LAOZI

Behind Compassion Humility

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