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A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.

Laozi

The transformation toward eternal life is gradual. The heavy gross energy of body, mind, and spirit must first be purified and uplifted. When the energy ascends… then self mastery can be sought.
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Energy Mind Purify Self
The Great Tao flows everywhere, to the left and to the right, all things depend on it to exist, and it does not abandon them. To its accomplishments it lays no claims. It loves and nourished all things, but does not lord it over them.
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Abandon Accomplishment Inspirational
If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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Heart Home Nature Peace
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
Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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Depth Heart Inspirational Kindness
Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.
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Inspirational Problem Simple Small
He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that is worn out shall be renewed. He who has little shall succeed. He who has much shall go astray.
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Empty Entire Humility Little Succeed
The great image lacks shape.
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Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism
If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Ching Country People Give Life Taoism
I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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Knowledge Mind Understanding
Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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Determination Motivational Smart
All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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Action Truth Ultimate
The great Way is all-pervading. It reaches to the left and to the right. All things depend on it with their existence. Still it demands no obedience.
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Demand Depend Reach Taoism Thing Way
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
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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Deep Honor Inspirational Life
To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice

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