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Simplicity has no name is free of desires. Being free of desires it is tranquil. And the world will be at peace of it’s own accord.

Laozi

What resists, persists.
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Emotions Feel Persist Resist
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
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order
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
A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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Acceptance Broken Heart Tree
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
Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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Determination Motivational Smart
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
If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness.
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Deed Elevate Kindness Spiritual Wick
If people live in constant fear of death, and if breaking the law is punished by death, then who would dare?
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Country Law People Taoism
In ancient times, those who followed the Way did not try to give people knowledge thereof, but kept them ignorant.
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Give Knowledge Ignorant People
The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge Sage Taoism
A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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Deem Humorous Love Witty
Meet the big while it is small.
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Big People Small Taoism
Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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Country Life People Taoism Thinking
Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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Depth Heart Inspirational Kindness

Simplicity has no name is free of desires. Being free of desires it is tranquil. And the world will be at peace of it’s own accord.

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