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

Laozi

Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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Deem Humorous Love Witty
The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise
Why is the sea king of a hundred streams? Because it lies below them… If the sage would guide the people, he must serve with humility. If he would lead them, he must follow behind. In this way when the sage rules, the people will not feel oppressed.
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Below Humility King Lying People
Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Enough Know Misfortune
The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge Sage Taoism
To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice
Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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Behind Compassion Humility
Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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Country Life People Taoism Thinking
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
In ancient times, those who followed the Way did not try to give people knowledge thereof, but kept them ignorant.
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Give Knowledge Ignorant People
Wear down to be renewed.
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Country Life People Renew Taoism
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
From caring comes courage.
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Being Inspirational Inspiring Strong
Empty yourself of everything. Let the mind become still. The ten thousand things rise and fall while the Self watches their return. They grow and flourish and then return to the source. Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature.
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Animal Empty Everything Fall Nature

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