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Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.

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There was something that finished chaos, born before Heaven and Earth.
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Earth Finish Heaven Something Taoism
If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Ching Country People Give Life Taoism
…the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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Saint Sinners Tao Te Ching Taoism
Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Enough Know Misfortune
Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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Friendship Quarrel Wrong
Wear down to be renewed.
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Country Life People Renew Taoism
Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man’s tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.
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Choice Instrument Men Tool Weapon Wise
The past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that. What is grievance? The baggage of old thought and emotion.
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Baggage Emotion Grievance Past
I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Compassion Home Lack Taoism
A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is.
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Arrive Artist Change Good Intuition
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Fail Honor People
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some
The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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Cheish Sage Taoism
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
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

Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.

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