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

Laozi

To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice
Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.
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Deed Honor Marketplace Men
If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you forever.
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Forever Heart Letting Surround
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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Determination Motivational Smart
Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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Envy Praise Prevent Taoism
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
Not all spiritual paths lead to the harmonious Oneness. Indeed, most are detours and distractions, nothing more.
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Detours Distraction Oneness Spiritual
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
The farther you go, the less you know.
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Country Emotion Knows Leadership People Wisdom
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
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
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
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
A multitude of words is tiresome, unlike remaining centered.
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Multitudes Taoism Tiresome
Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Fail Honor People

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

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