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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.

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A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
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Artist Good Intuition Need Person
The more weapons of violence, the more misery to mankind. The triumph of violence ends in a festival of mourning.
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Mourn Triumph Weapon
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
From caring comes courage.
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Being Inspirational Inspiring Strong
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Fail Loses Seize Taoism
The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Inspirational Intelligent Positivity
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
Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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Imperfect Perfection Taoism
Meandering leads to perfection.
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Hike Journey Meander Perfection
If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Ching Country People Give Life 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
Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Great Mountain Move River
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
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Self Esteem Spiritual Wisdom
The seed of mystery lies in muddy water. How can I perceive this mystery? Water becomes clear through stillness. How can I become still? By flowing with the stream.
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Lying Mystery Stillness Water
Softness triumphs over hardness, feebleness over strength. What is more malleable is always superior over that which is immoveable. This is the principle of controlling things by going along with them, of mastery through adaptation.
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Mastery Principles Superior Triumph

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

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