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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

A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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Deem Humorous Love Witty
Return animosity with virtue.
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Animosity Compassion Return Taoism
Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.
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Deed Honor Marketplace Men
Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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Inspirational Inspiring Strength
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Inspirational Intelligent Positivity
The wise man knows without traveling.
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Know Man Travel Wise
Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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Friendship Quarrel Wrong
Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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Envy Praise Prevent Taoism
Why is the sea king of a hundred streams? Because it lies below them… If the sage would guide the people, he must serve with humility. If he would lead them, he must follow behind. In this way when the sage rules, the people will not feel oppressed.
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Below Humility King Lying People
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
The Master doesn’t seek fulfillment. For only those who are not full are able to be used which brings the feeling of completeness.
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Able Feeling Taoism Together
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
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
Empty yourself of everything. Let the mind become still. The ten thousand things rise and fall while the Self watches their return. They grow and flourish and then return to the source. Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature.
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Animal Empty Everything Fall Nature
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice

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