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Make the small big and the few many.

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Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Fail Loses Seize Taoism
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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Flame Inspirational Long Philosophy
Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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Behind Compassion Humility
Simplicity has no name is free of desires. Being free of desires it is tranquil. And the world will be at peace of it’s own accord.
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Being Free Name Simplicity
If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Ching Country People Give Life Taoism
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
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
To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice
The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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Criminal Law Taoism
From caring comes courage.
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Being Inspirational Inspiring Strong
A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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Deem Humorous Love Witty
A multitude of words is tiresome, unlike remaining centered.
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Multitudes Taoism Tiresome
I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Compassion Home Lack Taoism
Instead of being afraid of death, we should try to awake to life; and the only death we should escape from is to forget the presence of God into us.
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Death Escape Feel Forget Try

Make the small big and the few many.

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