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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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Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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Friendship Quarrel Wrong
The farther you go, the less you know.
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Country Emotion Knows Leadership People Wisdom
The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise
No disaster is worse than being discontented.
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Disaster Tao Taoism
In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.
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Being Hard Time Stay Strong
The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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Cheish Sage Taoism
Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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Depth Heart Inspirational Kindness
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
Instead of being afraid of death, we should try to awake to life; and the only death we should escape from is to forget the presence of God into us.
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Death Escape Feel Forget Try
Why is the sea king of a hundred streams? Because it lies below them… If the sage would guide the people, he must serve with humility. If he would lead them, he must follow behind. In this way when the sage rules, the people will not feel oppressed.
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Below Humility King Lying People
Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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Envy Praise Prevent Taoism
Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Fail Honor People
Meet the big while it is small.
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Big People Small Taoism
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.
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Compassion Heart Humility World
Meandering leads to perfection.
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Hike Journey Meander Perfection

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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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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