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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.

Laozi

Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some
Nature is not human hearted.
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Enlightening Hearted Nature
Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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Enemy Human Inspirational Men
Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Enough Know Misfortune
Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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Country Life People Taoism Thinking
The great Way is all-pervading. It reaches to the left and to the right. All things depend on it with their existence. Still it demands no obedience.
LAOZI

Demand Depend Reach Taoism Thing Way
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
A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
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Artist Good Intuition Need Person
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
From caring comes courage.
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Being Inspirational Inspiring Strong
…the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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Saint Sinners Tao Te Ching Taoism
Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Great Mountain Move River
What is a good man but a bad man’s teacher? What is a bad man but a good man’s job? If you do not remember this, You will get lost, No matter how intelligent you are. It is the great secret.
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Good Intelligent Job Man Teacher
He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that is worn out shall be renewed. He who has little shall succeed. He who has much shall go astray.
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Empty Entire Humility Little Succeed
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way

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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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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