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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.

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I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Compassion Home Lack Taoism
The great image lacks shape.
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Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism
The wise man knows without traveling.
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Know Man Travel Wise
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
Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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Loss More Require Taoism
Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Fail Honor People
The more weapons of violence, the more misery to mankind. The triumph of violence ends in a festival of mourning.
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Mourn Triumph Weapon
Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.
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Inspirational Problem Simple Small
The great Way is all-pervading. It reaches to the left and to the right. All things depend on it with their existence. Still it demands no obedience.
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Demand Depend Reach Taoism Thing Way
Make the small big and the few many.
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Big Few Make Small Taoism
Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man’s tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.
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Choice Instrument Men Tool Weapon Wise
To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice
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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Fulfill Inspirational Leadership Wisdom
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order
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 virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.
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Deep Honor Inspirational Life

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