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The world’s big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.

Laozi

A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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Deem Humorous Love Witty
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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Loss More Require Taoism
There was something that finished chaos, born before Heaven and Earth.
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Earth Finish Heaven Something Taoism
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
Meet the big while it is small.
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Big People Small Taoism
A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
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Artist Good Intuition Need Person
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
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 great image lacks shape.
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Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism
To know you have enough is to be rich.
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Country People Rich Simplicity
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
Excellent warriors are not violent.
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Excellent Taoism Violent Warrior
Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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Imperfect Perfection Taoism
Instead of being afraid of death, we should try to awake to life; and the only death we should escape from is to forget the presence of God into us.
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Death Escape Feel Forget Try
A multitude of words is tiresome, unlike remaining centered.
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Multitudes Taoism Tiresome

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