A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
LAOZIWith virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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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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Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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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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In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.
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The world’s beginning is its mother. To have found the mother is also to know the children. Although you know the children, cling to the mother. Until your last day you will not be harmed.
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For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
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Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.
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Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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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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When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.
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If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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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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No disaster is worse than being discontented.
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