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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.

Laozi

When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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Heart Love People Realize
To be constantly without desire is the way to have a vision of the mystery of heaven and earth. For constantly to have desire is the means by which their limitations are seen.
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Heaven Mean Vision
Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Great Mountain Move River
Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Fail Honor People
The wise man knows without traveling.
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Know Man Travel Wise
Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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Friendship Quarrel Wrong
Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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Envy Praise Prevent Taoism
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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Flame Inspirational Long Philosophy
Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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Depth Heart Inspirational Kindness
Never take over the world to tamper with it. Those who want to tamper with it are not fit to take over the world.
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REquired Take Taoism Temper World
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
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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Country Law People Taoism
Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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Behind Compassion Humility
Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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Determination Motivational Smart
To know you have enough is to be rich.
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Country People Rich Simplicity

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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