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Become totally empty Quiet the restlessness of the mind Only then will you witness everything unfolding from emptiness

Laozi

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
Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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Friendship Quarrel Wrong
The light of the Way seems dim.
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Dim Light Reflection Taoism Way
See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world.
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Compassion Country Taoism Town
The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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Cheish Sage Taoism
The wise man knows without traveling.
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Know Man Travel Wise
Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate their return.
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Contemplate Heart Mind Peace
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
To know you have enough is to be rich.
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Country People Rich Simplicity
A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
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Artist Good Intuition Need Person
He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful.
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Powerful Strength Strong Victory
When the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one embrace, they can be kept from separating.
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Animal Intelligent Separate Soul
No disaster is worse than being discontented.
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Disaster Tao Taoism
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
When the uncarved wood is split, its parts are put to use. When the sage is put to use, he becomes the head.
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Perceive Sage Taoism Use
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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Being Free Name Simplicity

Become totally empty Quiet the restlessness of the mind Only then will you witness everything unfolding from emptiness

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