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There was something that finished chaos, born before Heaven and Earth.

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Make the small big and the few many.
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Big Few Make Small Taoism
Every step is on the path.
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Every Follow Journey Path Step Taoism
When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.
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Accomplish Goal Heaven Taoism
There was something that finished chaos, born before Heaven and Earth.
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Earth Finish Heaven Something Taoism
The light of the Way seems dim.
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Dim Light Reflection Taoism Way
Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Enough Know Misfortune
A multitude of words is tiresome, unlike remaining centered.
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Multitudes Taoism Tiresome
Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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Enemy Human Inspirational Men
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
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some
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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Fact Known Overcoming Practice
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
The wise man knows without traveling.
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Know Man Travel Wise
. . . the mind is desperate to fix the river {of events} in place: Possessed by ideas of the past, preoccupied with images of the future, it overlooks the plain truth of the moment.
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Idea Past Possessed Truth
Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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Breathtaking Themselves Wisdom Wise

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