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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

Meandering leads to perfection.
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Hike Journey Meander Perfection
Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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Country Life People Taoism Thinking
From caring comes courage.
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Being Inspirational Inspiring Strong
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
Every step is on the path.
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Every Follow Journey Path Step Taoism
Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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Depth Heart Inspirational Kindness
…the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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Saint Sinners Tao Te Ching Taoism
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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Friendship Quarrel Wrong
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
Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Enough Know Misfortune
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
The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.
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Heart Matter People Trying Vice
Return animosity with virtue.
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Animosity Compassion Return Taoism
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
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Self Esteem Spiritual Wisdom
The great Way is all-pervading. It reaches to the left and to the right. All things depend on it with their existence. Still it demands no obedience.
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Demand Depend Reach Taoism Thing Way

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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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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