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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.

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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
When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Book Country Life People
Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Great Mountain Move River
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
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
Giving birth and nourishing, Bearing yet not possessing, Working yet not taking credit, Leading yet not dominating, This is the Primal Virtue.
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Country Credit Giving Lead People Tke
Health is the greatest possession.
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Health Possession Wealth
The world’s beginning is its mother. To have found the mother is also to know the children. Although you know the children, cling to the mother. Until your last day you will not be harmed.
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Beginning Children Mother Taoism
The great image lacks shape.
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Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism
The Great Tao flows everywhere, to the left and to the right, all things depend on it to exist, and it does not abandon them. To its accomplishments it lays no claims. It loves and nourished all things, but does not lord it over them.
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Abandon Accomplishment Inspirational
When the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one embrace, they can be kept from separating.
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Animal Intelligent Separate Soul
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
From caring comes courage.
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Being Inspirational Inspiring Strong
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
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Fail Loses Seize Taoism
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

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