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When the uncarved wood is split, its parts are put to use. When the sage is put to use, he becomes the head.

Laozi

Wear down to be renewed.
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Country Life People Renew Taoism
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Inspirational Intelligent Positivity
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
LAOZI

Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
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
Simplicity has no name is free of desires. Being free of desires it is tranquil. And the world will be at peace of it’s own accord.
LAOZI

Being Free Name Simplicity
For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
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Business Limited Wisdom Wise
Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
LAOZI

Behind Compassion Humility
He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that is worn out shall be renewed. He who has little shall succeed. He who has much shall go astray.
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Empty Entire Humility Little Succeed
. . . 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
Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.
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Compassion Heart Humility 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
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Compassion Home Lack Taoism
The wise man knows without traveling.
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Know Man Travel Wise
…the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
LAOZI

Saint Sinners Tao Te Ching Taoism
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result

When the uncarved wood is split, its parts are put to use. When the sage is put to use, he becomes the head.

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