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The more weapons of violence, the more misery to mankind. The triumph of violence ends in a festival of mourning.

Laozi

A multitude of words is tiresome, unlike remaining centered.
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Multitudes Taoism Tiresome
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
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
If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Ching Country People Give Life Taoism
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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Powerful Strength Strong Victory
What resists, persists.
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Emotions Feel Persist Resist
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some
Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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Manipulation Mind Serenity Taoism
In ancient times, those who followed the Way did not try to give people knowledge thereof, but kept them ignorant.
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Give Knowledge Ignorant People
The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise
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
Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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Breathtaking Themselves Wisdom Wise
Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.
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Dream Opportunity Worry
Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Fail Honor People
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
Empty yourself of everything. Let the mind become still. The ten thousand things rise and fall while the Self watches their return. They grow and flourish and then return to the source. Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature.
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Animal Empty Everything Fall Nature

The more weapons of violence, the more misery to mankind. The triumph of violence ends in a festival of mourning.

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