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

Laozi

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
Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Fail Honor People
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Fail Loses Seize Taoism
There was something that finished chaos, born before Heaven and Earth.
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Earth Finish Heaven Something Taoism
Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.
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Compassion Heart Humility World
The seed of mystery lies in muddy water. How can I perceive this mystery? Water becomes clear through stillness. How can I become still? By flowing with the stream.
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Lying Mystery Stillness Water
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
The ego is entranced by … names and ideas… However names and concepts only block your perception of this Great Oneness. Therefore it is wise to ignore them. Those who live inside their egos are continually bewildered.
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Block Concept Name Perception Wise
Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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Loss More Require Taoism
For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
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Business Limited Wisdom Wise
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
No disaster is worse than being discontented.
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Disaster Tao Taoism
To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice
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
The sage acts by doing nothing.
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Done Nothing Sage 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

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