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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

That the soft overcomes the hard, and the yielding overcomes the resistant, is a fact known by all, but practiced by few.
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Fact Known Overcoming Practice
The wise man knows without traveling.
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Know Man Travel Wise
When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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Heart Love People Realize
The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise
The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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Criminal Law Taoism
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
The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.
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Heart Matter People Trying Vice
A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful.
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Care Clay Form Space Vessel
Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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Determination Motivational Smart
There was something that finished chaos, born before Heaven and Earth.
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Earth Finish Heaven Something Taoism
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
If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Ching Country People Give Life Taoism
The seed of mystery lies in muddy water. How can I perceive this mystery? Water becomes clear through stillness. How can I become still? By flowing with the stream.
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Lying Mystery Stillness Water
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
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
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love

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