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When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.

Laozi

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
The past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that. What is grievance? The baggage of old thought and emotion.
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Baggage Emotion Grievance Past
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
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
Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Crouch Happiness Misery
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
Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Fail Honor People
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
For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
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Business Limited Wisdom Wise
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Inspirational Intelligent Positivity
Wear down to be renewed.
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Country Life People Renew Taoism
In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don’t try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
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Family Inspirational Motivational
To know you have enough is to be rich.
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Country People Rich Simplicity
The sage acts by doing nothing.
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Done Nothing Sage Taoism
An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
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Accomplish Action Inspirational Integral
The farther you go, the less you know.
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Country Emotion Knows Leadership People Wisdom

When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.

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