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Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.

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Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.
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Accomplish Goal Heaven Taoism
What resists, persists.
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Emotions Feel Persist Resist
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
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
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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Dream Opportunity Success Weed
If people live in constant fear of death, and if breaking the law is punished by death, then who would dare?
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Country Law People Taoism
With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Conque Peace Power World
…the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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Saint Sinners Tao Te Ching Taoism
The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.
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Heart Matter People Trying Vice
I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Compassion Home Lack Taoism
A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful.
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Care Clay Form Space Vessel
A multitude of words is tiresome, unlike remaining centered.
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Multitudes Taoism Tiresome
Become totally empty Quiet the restlessness of the mind Only then will you witness everything unfolding from emptiness
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Emptiness Inspirational Mind
Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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Motivational Strength Wisdom
Not all spiritual paths lead to the harmonious Oneness. Indeed, most are detours and distractions, nothing more.
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Detours Distraction Oneness Spiritual

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