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Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.

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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
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
When the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one embrace, they can be kept from separating.
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Animal Intelligent Separate Soul
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
The wise man knows without traveling.
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Know Man Travel Wise
What resists, persists.
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Emotions Feel Persist Resist
Giving birth and nourishing, Bearing yet not possessing, Working yet not taking credit, Leading yet not dominating, This is the Primal Virtue.
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Country Credit Giving Lead People Tke
Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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Envy Praise Prevent Taoism
All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.
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Desire Men Taoism Themselves
From caring comes courage.
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Being Inspirational Inspiring Strong
Wear down to be renewed.
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Country Life People Renew Taoism
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
No disaster is worse than being discontented.
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Disaster Tao Taoism
The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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Cheish Sage 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
If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you forever.
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Forever Heart Letting Surround

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