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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

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
Excellent warriors are not violent.
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Excellent Taoism Violent Warrior
Heavy is the root of light.
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heavy Light Root Taoism
. . . 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
Make the small big and the few many.
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Big Few Make Small Taoism
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 foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Crouch Happiness Misery
Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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Imperfect Perfection Taoism
Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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Loss More Require Taoism
Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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Friendship Quarrel Wrong
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
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
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
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 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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