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The ego is entranced by … names and ideas… However names and concepts only block your perception of this Great Oneness. Therefore it is wise to ignore them. Those who live inside their egos are continually bewildered.

Laozi

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
When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Book Country Life People
Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man’s tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.
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Choice Instrument Men Tool Weapon Wise
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
No disaster is worse than being discontented.
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Disaster Tao Taoism
From caring comes courage.
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Being Inspirational Inspiring Strong
What resists, persists.
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Emotions Feel Persist Resist
When the Way is lost there is virtue. When virtue is lost there is benevolence. When benevolence is lost there is righteousness. When righteousness is lost there are rituals.
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Taoism Virtue Way
A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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Acceptance Broken Heart Tree
When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.
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Deep Honor Inspirational Life
Wear down to be renewed.
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Country Life People Renew Taoism
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Fail Loses Seize Taoism
Meet the big while it is small.
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Big People Small Taoism
Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Great Mountain Move River
The Great Tao flows everywhere, to the left and to the right, all things depend on it to exist, and it does not abandon them. To its accomplishments it lays no claims. It loves and nourished all things, but does not lord it over them.
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Abandon Accomplishment Inspirational
Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.
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Deed Honor Marketplace Men

The ego is entranced by … names and ideas… However names and concepts only block your perception of this Great Oneness. Therefore it is wise to ignore them. Those who live inside their egos are continually bewildered.

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The ego is entranced by … names and ideas… However names and concepts only block your perception of this Great Oneness. Therefore it is wise to ignore them. Those who live inside their egos are continually bewildered.

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