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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.

Laozi

If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
LAOZI

Ching Country People Give Life Taoism
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
Nature is not human hearted.
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Enlightening Hearted Nature
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order
Stop thinking, and end your problems.
LAOZI

Country Life People Taoism Thinking
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
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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Heart Home Nature Peace
A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful.
LAOZI

Care Clay Form Space Vessel
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
Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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Motivational Strength Wisdom
The transformation toward eternal life is gradual. The heavy gross energy of body, mind, and spirit must first be purified and uplifted. When the energy ascends… then self mastery can be sought.
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Energy Mind Purify Self
. . . the mind is desperate to fix the river {of events} in place: Possessed by ideas of the past, preoccupied with images of the future, it overlooks the plain truth of the moment.
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Idea Past Possessed Truth
Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Enough Know Misfortune
Health is the greatest possession.
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Health Possession Wealth
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

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