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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

If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Ching Country People Give Life Taoism
Wear down to be renewed.
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Country Life People Renew 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
To know you have enough is to be rich.
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Country People Rich Simplicity
Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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Manipulation Mind Serenity Taoism
The wise man knows without traveling.
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Know Man Travel Wise
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 sage acts by doing nothing.
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Done Nothing Sage Taoism
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
In ancient times, those who followed the Way did not try to give people knowledge thereof, but kept them ignorant.
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Give Knowledge Ignorant People
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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Flame Inspirational Long Philosophy
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
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is.
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Arrive Artist Change Good Intuition
When the Way is lost there is virtue. When virtue is lost there is benevolence. When benevolence is lost there is righteousness. When righteousness is lost there are rituals.
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Taoism Virtue Way
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

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