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If people live in constant fear of death, and if breaking the law is punished by death, then who would dare?

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Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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Imperfect Perfection Taoism
Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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Envy Praise Prevent Taoism
Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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Inspirational Inspiring Strength
Not all spiritual paths lead to the harmonious Oneness. Indeed, most are detours and distractions, nothing more.
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Detours Distraction Oneness Spiritual
Make the small big and the few many.
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Big Few Make Small Taoism
Excellent warriors are not violent.
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Excellent Taoism Violent Warrior
To know you have enough is to be rich.
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Country People Rich Simplicity
When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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Heart Love People Realize
Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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Breathtaking Themselves Wisdom Wise
Meet the big while it is small.
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Big People Small Taoism
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
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some
. . . 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
The sage acts by doing nothing.
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Done Nothing Sage Taoism
An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
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Accomplish Action Inspirational Integral
Softness triumphs over hardness, feebleness over strength. What is more malleable is always superior over that which is immoveable. This is the principle of controlling things by going along with them, of mastery through adaptation.
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Mastery Principles Superior Triumph

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