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Simplicity has no name is free of desires. Being free of desires it is tranquil. And the world will be at peace of it’s own accord.
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Being Free Name Simplicity
The world’s beginning is its mother. To have found the mother is also to know the children. Although you know the children, cling to the mother. Until your last day you will not be harmed.
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Beginning Children Mother Taoism
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
The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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Criminal Law Taoism
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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REquired Take Taoism Temper World
Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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Determination Motivational Smart
Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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Behind Compassion Humility
When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.
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Deep Honor Inspirational Life
Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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Enemy Human Inspirational Men
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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Compassion Country Taoism Town
From caring comes courage.
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Being Inspirational Inspiring Strong
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
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
When the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one embrace, they can be kept from separating.
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Animal Intelligent Separate Soul
The ego is entranced by … names and ideas… However names and concepts only block your perception of this Great Oneness. Therefore it is wise to ignore them. Those who live inside their egos are continually bewildered.
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Block Concept Name Perception Wise
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way

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