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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

If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
LAOZI

Ching Country People Give Life Taoism
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
LAOZI

Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
LAOZI

Action Begun Establish Happen Order
Meandering leads to perfection.
LAOZI

Hike Journey Meander Perfection
Nature is not human hearted.
LAOZI

Enlightening Hearted Nature
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
LAOZI

Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
When the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one embrace, they can be kept from separating.
LAOZI

Animal Intelligent Separate Soul
Every step is on the path.
LAOZI

Every Follow Journey Path Step Taoism
Not all spiritual paths lead to the harmonious Oneness. Indeed, most are detours and distractions, nothing more.
LAOZI

Detours Distraction Oneness Spiritual
Health is the greatest possession.
LAOZI

Health Possession Wealth
What is a good man but a bad man’s teacher? What is a bad man but a good man’s job? If you do not remember this, You will get lost, No matter how intelligent you are. It is the great secret.
LAOZI

Good Intelligent Job Man Teacher
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.
LAOZI

Animal Empty Everything Fall Nature
With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
LAOZI

Conque Peace Power World
The great image lacks shape.
LAOZI

Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
LAOZI

Ignore Influence Negative Order
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.
LAOZI

Mastery Principles Superior Triumph

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