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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?

Laozi

To know you have enough is to be rich.
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Country People Rich Simplicity
If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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Heart Home Nature Peace
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 world’s big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.
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Attention Country Done Emotion Humble People
All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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Action Truth Ultimate
Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream.
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Dream Opportunity Success Weed
The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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Cheish Sage Taoism
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
The great image lacks shape.
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Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism
Make the small big and the few many.
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Big Few Make Small Taoism
The past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that. What is grievance? The baggage of old thought and emotion.
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Baggage Emotion Grievance Past
He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful.
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Powerful Strength Strong Victory
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
…the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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Saint Sinners Tao Te Ching Taoism
I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Compassion Home Lack Taoism
Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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Manipulation Mind Serenity Taoism

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