Meet the big while it is small.
LAOZICovetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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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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The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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No disaster is worse than being discontented.
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See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world.
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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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The farther you go, the less you know.
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One cannot reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
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A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
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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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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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Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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