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The True Person benefits yet expects no reward, does the work and moves on. There is no desire to be considered better than others.

Laozi

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
Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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Motivational Strength Wisdom
If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Ching Country People Give Life Taoism
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
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Fulfill Inspirational Leadership Wisdom
Make the small big and the few many.
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Big Few Make Small Taoism
. . . 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
Health is the greatest possession.
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Health Possession Wealth
The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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Cheish Sage Taoism
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
Heavy is the root of light.
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heavy Light Root 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
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
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
The master accomplishes more and more by doing less and less until finally he accomplishes everything by doing nothing.
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Accomplish Doing Master Nothing
Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Crouch Happiness Misery

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