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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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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
Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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Inspirational Inspiring Strength
Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Crouch Happiness Misery
The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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Cheish Sage Taoism
Make the small big and the few many.
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Big Few Make Small Taoism
Never take over the world to tamper with it. Those who want to tamper with it are not fit to take over the world.
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REquired Take Taoism Temper World
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Ching Country People Give Life Taoism
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
If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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Heart Home Nature Peace
To lead, one must follow.
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Follow Leadership Must People Vlife
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
The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge Sage Taoism
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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Motivational Strength Wisdom
In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don’t try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
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Family Inspirational Motivational
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 wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise
Meet the big while it is small.
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Big People Small Taoism
The farther you go, the less you know.
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Country Emotion Knows Leadership People Wisdom
Become totally empty Quiet the restlessness of the mind Only then will you witness everything unfolding from emptiness
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Emptiness Inspirational Mind
When the highest type of people hear Tao (Truth), they diligently practice it. When the average type of people hear Tao, they half believe in it. When the lowest type of people hear Tao, they laugh at it. If they did not laugh, it would not be Tao.
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Average Believe Diligently Practice
Softness triumphs over hardness, feebleness over strength. What is more malleable is always superior over that which is immoveable. This is the principle of controlling things by going along with them, of mastery through adaptation.
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Mastery Principles Superior Triumph
Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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Determination Motivational Smart
When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Book Country Life People
With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Conque Peace Power World
To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice

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