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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

Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.
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Army Before Humility Leadership Other Put
The farther you go, the less you know.
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Country Emotion Knows Leadership People Wisdom
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
Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.
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Deed Honor Marketplace Men
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
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
Nature is not human hearted.
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Enlightening Hearted Nature
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some
Meet the big while it is small.
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Big People Small Taoism
The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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Criminal Law Taoism
The past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that. What is grievance? The baggage of old thought and emotion.
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Baggage Emotion Grievance Past
Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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Country Life People Taoism Thinking
Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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Friendship Quarrel Wrong
I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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Knowledge Mind Understanding
He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful.
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Powerful Strength Strong Victory
The sage acts by doing nothing.
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Done Nothing Sage Taoism

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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