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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

The Great Tao flows everywhere, to the left and to the right, all things depend on it to exist, and it does not abandon them. To its accomplishments it lays no claims. It loves and nourished all things, but does not lord it over them.
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Abandon Accomplishment Inspirational
Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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Imperfect Perfection Taoism
Excellent warriors are not violent.
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Excellent Taoism Violent Warrior
Heavy is the root of light.
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heavy Light Root Taoism
Meet the big while it is small.
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Big People Small Taoism
To lead, one must follow.
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Follow Leadership Must People Vlife
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
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Inspirational Intelligent Positivity
Become totally empty Quiet the restlessness of the mind Only then will you witness everything unfolding from emptiness
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Emptiness Inspirational Mind
Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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Determination Motivational Smart
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
With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Conque Peace Power World
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
Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Enough Know Misfortune
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
All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.
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Desire Men Taoism Themselves

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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