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When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.

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See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world.
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Compassion Country Taoism Town
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
The farther you go, the less you know.
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Country Emotion Knows Leadership People Wisdom
Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.
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Army Before Humility Leadership Other Put
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
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Self Esteem Spiritual Wisdom
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
When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.
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Accomplish Goal Heaven Taoism
Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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Envy Praise Prevent Taoism
A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
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Artist Good Intuition Need Person
The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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Criminal Law Taoism
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
The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge Sage Taoism
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
What resists, persists.
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Emotions Feel Persist Resist
No disaster is worse than being discontented.
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Disaster Tao Taoism
When the highest type of people hear Tao (Truth), they diligently practice it. When the average type of people hear Tao, they half believe in it. When the lowest type of people hear Tao, they laugh at it. If they did not laugh, it would not be Tao.
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Average Believe Diligently Practice

When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.

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When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.

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