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That the soft overcomes the hard, and the yielding overcomes the resistant, is a fact known by all, but practiced by few.

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Heavy is the root of light.
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heavy Light Root Taoism
The world’s beginning is its mother. To have found the mother is also to know the children. Although you know the children, cling to the mother. Until your last day you will not be harmed.
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Beginning Children Mother Taoism
Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Fail Honor People
Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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Breathtaking Themselves Wisdom Wise
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
Meet the big while it is small.
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Big People Small Taoism
A multitude of words is tiresome, unlike remaining centered.
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Multitudes Taoism Tiresome
The farther you go, the less you know.
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Country Emotion Knows Leadership People Wisdom
Giving birth and nourishing, Bearing yet not possessing, Working yet not taking credit, Leading yet not dominating, This is the Primal Virtue.
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Country Credit Giving Lead People Tke
Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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Determination Motivational Smart
Meandering leads to perfection.
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Hike Journey Meander Perfection
The more weapons of violence, the more misery to mankind. The triumph of violence ends in a festival of mourning.
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Mourn Triumph Weapon
If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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Heart Home Nature Peace
Empty yourself of everything. Let the mind become still. The ten thousand things rise and fall while the Self watches their return. They grow and flourish and then return to the source. Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature.
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Animal Empty Everything Fall Nature
…the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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Saint Sinners Tao Te Ching Taoism
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.
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Fulfill Inspirational Leadership Wisdom

That the soft overcomes the hard, and the yielding overcomes the resistant, is a fact known by all, but practiced by few.

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That the soft overcomes the hard, and the yielding overcomes the resistant, is a fact known by all, but practiced by few.

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