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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

Never take over the world to tamper with it. Those who want to tamper with it are not fit to take over the world.
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REquired Take Taoism Temper World
Make the small big and the few many.
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Big Few Make Small Taoism
The farther you go, the less you know.
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Country Emotion Knows Leadership People Wisdom
The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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Criminal Law Taoism
He who has achieved this state Is unconcerned with friends and enemies, With good and harm, with honor and disgrace. This therefore is the highest state of man.
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Enemy Friend Friendship Honor Men Unconcern
Excellent warriors are not violent.
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Excellent Taoism Violent Warrior
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
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
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Accomplish Action Inspirational Integral
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
Empty yourself of everything. Let the mind become still. The ten thousand things rise and fall while the Self watches their return. They grow and flourish and then return to the source. Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature.
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Animal Empty Everything Fall Nature
A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
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Artist Good Intuition Need Person
With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Conque Peace Power World
When the uncarved wood is split, its parts are put to use. When the sage is put to use, he becomes the head.
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Perceive Sage Taoism Use
I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Compassion Home Lack Taoism
I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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Knowledge Mind Understanding

. . . 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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