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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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In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order
Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.
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Army Before Humility Leadership Other Put
An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
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Accomplish Action Inspirational Integral
Heavy is the root of light.
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heavy Light Root Taoism
To be constantly without desire is the way to have a vision of the mystery of heaven and earth. For constantly to have desire is the means by which their limitations are seen.
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Heaven Mean Vision
Return animosity with virtue.
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Animosity Compassion Return Taoism
One cannot reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
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Inspirational Internal Peace Spiritual
Excellent warriors are not violent.
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Excellent Taoism Violent Warrior
The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise
That the soft overcomes the hard, and the yielding overcomes the resistant, is a fact known by all, but practiced by few.
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Fact Known Overcoming Practice
When the highest type of people hear Tao (Truth), they diligently practice it. When the average type of people hear Tao, they half believe in it. When the lowest type of people hear Tao, they laugh at it. If they did not laugh, it would not be Tao.
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Average Believe Diligently Practice
Never take over the world to tamper with it. Those who want to tamper with it are not fit to take over the world.
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REquired Take Taoism Temper World
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
To lead, one must follow.
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Follow Leadership Must People Vlife
Wear down to be renewed.
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Country Life People Renew Taoism
Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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Friendship Quarrel Wrong
The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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Courses Go Letting World
Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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Manipulation Mind Serenity Taoism
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.
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Good Intelligent Job Man Teacher
The light of the Way seems dim.
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Dim Light Reflection Taoism Way
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
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
What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves.
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Abandon Kings People Sell Taoism
In the highest antiquity, the people did not know that there were rulers. In the next age they loved them and praised them. In the next they feared them; in the next they despised them.
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Age Next People Praise
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
Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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Envy Praise Prevent Taoism
A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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Acceptance Broken Heart Tree

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