Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
LAOZIIf you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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What is a good man but a bad man’s teacher? What is a bad man but a good man’s job? If you do not remember this, You will get lost, No matter how intelligent you are. It is the great secret.
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Meet the big while it is small.
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Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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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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The master accomplishes more and more by doing less and less until finally he accomplishes everything by doing nothing.
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He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful.
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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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He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that is worn out shall be renewed. He who has little shall succeed. He who has much shall go astray.
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A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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From caring comes courage.
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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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With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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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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The True Person benefits yet expects no reward, does the work and moves on. There is no desire to be considered better than others.
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