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The weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it.

Laozi

To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice
In the highest antiquity, the people did not know that there were rulers. In the next age they loved them and praised them. In the next they feared them; in the next they despised them.
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Age Next People Praise
What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves.
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Abandon Kings People Sell Taoism
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 tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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Acceptance Broken Heart Tree
Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.
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Inspirational Problem Simple Small
With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Conque Peace Power World
An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
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Accomplish Action Inspirational Integral
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
I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Compassion Home Lack Taoism
Meet the big while it is small.
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Big People Small Taoism
Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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Envy Praise Prevent Taoism
The great Way is all-pervading. It reaches to the left and to the right. All things depend on it with their existence. Still it demands no obedience.
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Demand Depend Reach Taoism Thing Way
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
Return animosity with virtue.
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Animosity Compassion Return Taoism
Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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Determination Motivational Smart

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