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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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Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Fail Honor People
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
When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.
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Accomplish Goal Heaven Taoism
In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.
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Being Hard Time Stay Strong
There was something that finished chaos, born before Heaven and Earth.
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Earth Finish Heaven Something Taoism
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
Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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Depth Heart Inspirational Kindness
The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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Criminal Law Taoism
When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Book Country Life People
What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves.
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Abandon Kings People Sell Taoism
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some
Nature is not human hearted.
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Enlightening Hearted Nature
The light of the Way seems dim.
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Dim Light Reflection Taoism Way
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
Excellent warriors are not violent.
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Excellent Taoism Violent Warrior
The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise

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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