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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
Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Enough Know Misfortune
Make the small big and the few many.
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Big Few Make Small Taoism
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Inspirational Intelligent Positivity
Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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Motivational Strength Wisdom
A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful.
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Care Clay Form Space Vessel
Excellent warriors are not violent.
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Excellent Taoism Violent Warrior
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
In ancient times, those who followed the Way did not try to give people knowledge thereof, but kept them ignorant.
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Give Knowledge Ignorant People
What resists, persists.
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Emotions Feel Persist Resist
The world’s beginning is its mother. To have found the mother is also to know the children. Although you know the children, cling to the mother. Until your last day you will not be harmed.
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Beginning Children Mother Taoism
Nature is not human hearted.
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Enlightening Hearted Nature
A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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Deem Humorous Love Witty
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
The light of the Way seems dim.
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Dim Light Reflection Taoism Way
Heavy is the root of light.
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heavy Light Root Taoism

Meet the big while it is small.

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