When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
LAOZIAll action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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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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…the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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The world’s big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.
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When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.
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The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
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The more weapons of violence, the more misery to mankind. The triumph of violence ends in a festival of mourning.
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To be constantly without desire is the way to have a vision of the mystery of heaven and earth. For constantly to have desire is the means by which their limitations are seen.
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The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.
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Nature is not human hearted.
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Wear down to be renewed.
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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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A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful.
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With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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