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The Master doesn’t seek fulfillment. For only those who are not full are able to be used which brings the feeling of completeness.

Laozi

Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate their return.
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Contemplate Heart Mind Peace
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
A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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Acceptance Broken Heart Tree
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
…the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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Saint Sinners Tao Te Ching Taoism
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
To be constantly without desire is the way to have a vision of the mystery of heaven and earth. For constantly to have desire is the means by which their limitations are seen.
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Heaven Mean Vision
. . . 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
Return animosity with virtue.
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Animosity Compassion Return Taoism
Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.
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Inspirational Problem Simple Small
One cannot reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
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Inspirational Internal Peace Spiritual
Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Enough Know Misfortune
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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Motivational Strength Wisdom
The Master doesn’t seek fulfillment. For only those who are not full are able to be used which brings the feeling of completeness.
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Able Feeling Taoism Together
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.
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Being Free Name Simplicity

The Master doesn’t seek fulfillment. For only those who are not full are able to be used which brings the feeling of completeness.

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