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With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.

Laozi

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.
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Demand Depend Reach Taoism Thing Way
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
The True Person benefits yet expects no reward, does the work and moves on. There is no desire to be considered better than others.
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Desire Earth Inspirational Move
Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Crouch Happiness Misery
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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Enemy Human Inspirational Men
For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
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Business Limited Wisdom Wise
All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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Action Truth Ultimate
Not all spiritual paths lead to the harmonious Oneness. Indeed, most are detours and distractions, nothing more.
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Detours Distraction Oneness Spiritual
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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Heaven Mean Vision
Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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Breathtaking Themselves Wisdom Wise
The ego is entranced by … names and ideas… However names and concepts only block your perception of this Great Oneness. Therefore it is wise to ignore them. Those who live inside their egos are continually bewildered.
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Block Concept Name Perception Wise
Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.
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Deed Honor Marketplace Men
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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Depth Heart Inspirational Kindness
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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Flame Inspirational Long Philosophy

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