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What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves.

Laozi

A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is.
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Arrive Artist Change Good Intuition
What resists, persists.
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Emotions Feel Persist Resist
Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.
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Army Before Humility Leadership Other Put
Giving birth and nourishing, Bearing yet not possessing, Working yet not taking credit, Leading yet not dominating, This is the Primal Virtue.
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Country Credit Giving Lead People Tke
Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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Inspirational Inspiring Strength
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
Excellent warriors are not violent.
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Excellent Taoism Violent Warrior
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
When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Book Country Life People
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
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
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Fulfill Inspirational Leadership Wisdom
Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate their return.
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Contemplate Heart Mind Peace
The farther you go, the less you know.
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Country Emotion Knows Leadership People Wisdom
If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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Heart Home Nature Peace
Why is the sea king of a hundred streams? Because it lies below them… If the sage would guide the people, he must serve with humility. If he would lead them, he must follow behind. In this way when the sage rules, the people will not feel oppressed.
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Below Humility King Lying People
The master accomplishes more and more by doing less and less until finally he accomplishes everything by doing nothing.
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Accomplish Doing Master Nothing
Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Enough Know Misfortune
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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Flame Inspirational Long Philosophy
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
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
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
Heavy is the root of light.
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heavy Light Root Taoism
To know you have enough is to be rich.
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Country People Rich Simplicity
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order
When the Way is lost there is virtue. When virtue is lost there is benevolence. When benevolence is lost there is righteousness. When righteousness is lost there are rituals.
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Taoism Virtue Way
To be constantly without desire is the way to have a vision of the mystery of heaven and earth. For constantly to have desire is the means by which their limitations are seen.
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Heaven Mean Vision

What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves.

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What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves.

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