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

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Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Crouch Happiness Misery
…the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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Saint Sinners Tao Te Ching Taoism
The transformation toward eternal life is gradual. The heavy gross energy of body, mind, and spirit must first be purified and uplifted. When the energy ascends… then self mastery can be sought.
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Energy Mind Purify Self
The seed of mystery lies in muddy water. How can I perceive this mystery? Water becomes clear through stillness. How can I become still? By flowing with the stream.
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Lying Mystery Stillness Water
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Fail Honor People
The weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it.
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Everybody Overcome Strong Taoism
In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don’t try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
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Family Inspirational Motivational
Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.
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Inspirational Problem Simple Small
Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man’s tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.
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Choice Instrument Men Tool Weapon Wise
The farther you go, the less you know.
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Country Emotion Knows Leadership People Wisdom
A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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Deem Humorous Love Witty
Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.
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Compassion Heart Humility World
. . . 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
Meandering leads to perfection.
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Hike Journey Meander Perfection
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

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