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If you want to be given everything, give everything up.

Laozi

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
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
Wear down to be renewed.
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Country Life People Renew 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
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Inspirational Intelligent Positivity
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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Good Intelligent Job Man Teacher
With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Conque Peace Power World
Heavy is the root of light.
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heavy Light Root Taoism
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
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
The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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Cheish Sage Taoism
The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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Courses Go Letting World
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
That the soft overcomes the hard, and the yielding overcomes the resistant, is a fact known by all, but practiced by few.
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Fact Known Overcoming Practice
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order

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