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Meet the big while it is small.

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The farther you go, the less you know.
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Country Emotion Knows Leadership People Wisdom
A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
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Artist Good Intuition Need Person
. . . 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
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
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
The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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Criminal Law Taoism
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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Desire Earth Inspirational Move
Return animosity with virtue.
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Animosity Compassion Return Taoism
Heavy is the root of light.
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heavy Light Root Taoism
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
Instead of being afraid of death, we should try to awake to life; and the only death we should escape from is to forget the presence of God into us.
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Death Escape Feel Forget Try
Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man’s tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.
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Choice Instrument Men Tool Weapon Wise
All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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Action Truth Ultimate
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
Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Great Mountain Move River

Meet the big while it is small.

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