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

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Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.
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Inspirational Problem Simple Small
. . . the mind is desperate to fix the river {of events} in place: Possessed by ideas of the past, preoccupied with images of the future, it overlooks the plain truth of the moment.
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Idea Past Possessed Truth
Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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Determination Motivational Smart
What resists, persists.
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Emotions Feel Persist Resist
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
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Inspirational Intelligent Positivity
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 great Way is all-pervading. It reaches to the left and to the right. All things depend on it with their existence. Still it demands no obedience.
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Demand Depend Reach Taoism Thing Way
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
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
When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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Heart Love People Realize
The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge Sage Taoism
If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness.
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Deed Elevate Kindness Spiritual Wick
Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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Breathtaking Themselves Wisdom Wise
Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.
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Dream Opportunity Worry
He who has achieved this state Is unconcerned with friends and enemies, With good and harm, with honor and disgrace. This therefore is the highest state of man.
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Enemy Friend Friendship Honor Men Unconcern

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