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Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.

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If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Ching Country People Give Life Taoism
The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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Courses Go Letting World
Meandering leads to perfection.
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Hike Journey Meander Perfection
A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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Acceptance Broken Heart Tree
Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.
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Inspirational Problem Simple Small
Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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Envy Praise Prevent Taoism
The world’s big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.
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Attention Country Done Emotion Humble People
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
When the highest type of people hear Tao (Truth), they diligently practice it. When the average type of people hear Tao, they half believe in it. When the lowest type of people hear Tao, they laugh at it. If they did not laugh, it would not be Tao.
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Average Believe Diligently Practice
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
I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Compassion Home Lack Taoism
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
Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.
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Dream Opportunity Worry
The wise man knows without traveling.
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Know Man Travel Wise
Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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Manipulation Mind Serenity Taoism
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order

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