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Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.

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The ego is entranced by … names and ideas… However names and concepts only block your perception of this Great Oneness. Therefore it is wise to ignore them. Those who live inside their egos are continually bewildered.
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Block Concept Name Perception Wise
Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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Motivational Strength Wisdom
All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.
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Desire Men Taoism Themselves
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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Desire Earth Inspirational Move
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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Dream Opportunity Success Weed
When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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Heart Love People Realize
No disaster is worse than being discontented.
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Disaster Tao Taoism
Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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Behind Compassion Humility
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
I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Compassion Home Lack Taoism
Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Fail Honor People
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
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
The great image lacks shape.
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Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism
Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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Inspirational Inspiring Strength
All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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Action Truth Ultimate
What resists, persists.
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Emotions Feel Persist Resist
In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.
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Being Hard Time Stay Strong
The world’s big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.
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Attention Country Done Emotion Humble People
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order
Make the small big and the few many.
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Big Few Make Small 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
If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness.
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Deed Elevate Kindness Spiritual Wick
From caring comes courage.
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Being Inspirational Inspiring Strong
The weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it.
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Everybody Overcome Strong Taoism
A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful.
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Care Clay Form Space Vessel

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