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. . . 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.

Laozi

That the soft overcomes the hard, and the yielding overcomes the resistant, is a fact known by all, but practiced by few.
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Fact Known Overcoming Practice
The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge Sage Taoism
From caring comes courage.
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Being Inspirational Inspiring Strong
Nature is not human hearted.
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Enlightening Hearted Nature
A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
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Artist Good Intuition Need Person
For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
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Business Limited Wisdom Wise
In the highest antiquity, the people did not know that there were rulers. In the next age they loved them and praised them. In the next they feared them; in the next they despised them.
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Age Next People Praise
Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Enough Know Misfortune
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Inspirational Intelligent Positivity
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
If people live in constant fear of death, and if breaking the law is punished by death, then who would dare?
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Country Law People 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
Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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Determination Motivational Smart
Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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Loss More Require Taoism
Giving birth and nourishing, Bearing yet not possessing, Working yet not taking credit, Leading yet not dominating, This is the Primal Virtue.
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Country Credit Giving Lead People Tke
To know you have enough is to be rich.
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Country People Rich Simplicity

. . . 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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. . . 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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