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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

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
Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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Imperfect Perfection Taoism
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
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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Deem Humorous Love Witty
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
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
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
To lead, one must follow.
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Follow Leadership Must People Vlife
Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.
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Army Before Humility Leadership Other Put
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Inspirational Intelligent Positivity
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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Knowledge Mind Understanding
The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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Courses Go Letting World
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
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
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
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
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
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
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world.
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Compassion Country Taoism Town
Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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Determination Motivational Smart
Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream.
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Dream Opportunity Success Weed
One cannot reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
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Inspirational Internal Peace Spiritual
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 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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