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

Laozi

Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge Sage 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
To be constantly without desire is the way to have a vision of the mystery of heaven and earth. For constantly to have desire is the means by which their limitations are seen.
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Heaven Mean Vision
The past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that. What is grievance? The baggage of old thought and emotion.
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Baggage Emotion Grievance Past
When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.
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Accomplish Goal Heaven Taoism
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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Flame Inspirational Long Philosophy
Meandering leads to perfection.
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Hike Journey Meander Perfection
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
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
Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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Inspirational Inspiring Strength
To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice
The farther you go, the less you know.
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Country Emotion Knows Leadership People Wisdom
Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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Manipulation Mind Serenity Taoism
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
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result

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