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Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.

Laozi

If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you forever.
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Forever Heart Letting Surround
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some
. . . the mind is desperate to fix the river {of events} in place: Possessed by ideas of the past, preoccupied with images of the future, it overlooks the plain truth of the moment.
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Idea Past Possessed Truth
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
When the Way is lost there is virtue. When virtue is lost there is benevolence. When benevolence is lost there is righteousness. When righteousness is lost there are rituals.
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Taoism Virtue Way
Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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Loss More Require Taoism
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Fail Loses Seize Taoism
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
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
To know you have enough is to be rich.
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Country People Rich Simplicity
Every step is on the path.
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Every Follow Journey Path Step Taoism
Nature is not human hearted.
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Enlightening Hearted Nature
Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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Country Life People Taoism Thinking
If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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Heart Home Nature Peace
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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Depth Heart Inspirational Kindness

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