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

Laozi

Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Enough Know Misfortune
Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Crouch Happiness Misery
Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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Manipulation Mind Serenity Taoism
If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness.
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Deed Elevate Kindness Spiritual Wick
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Inspirational Intelligent Positivity
A multitude of words is tiresome, unlike remaining centered.
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Multitudes Taoism Tiresome
The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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Cheish Sage Taoism
With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Conque Peace Power World
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
A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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Acceptance Broken Heart Tree
The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order
I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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Knowledge Mind Understanding
Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.
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Dream Opportunity Worry
In the highest antiquity, the people did not know that there were rulers. In the next age they loved them and praised them. In the next they feared them; in the next they despised them.
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Age Next People Praise
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some

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