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With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.

Laozi

The wise man knows without traveling.
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Know Man Travel Wise
To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice
Never take over the world to tamper with it. Those who want to tamper with it are not fit to take over the world.
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REquired Take Taoism Temper World
The world’s big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.
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Attention Country Done Emotion Humble People
Meet the big while it is small.
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Big People Small Taoism
If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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Heart Home Nature Peace
Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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Loss More Require Taoism
Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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Breathtaking Themselves Wisdom Wise
I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Compassion Home Lack Taoism
That the soft overcomes the hard, and the yielding overcomes the resistant, is a fact known by all, but practiced by few.
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Fact Known Overcoming Practice
A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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Deem Humorous Love Witty
The sage acts by doing nothing.
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Done Nothing Sage Taoism
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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Care Clay Form Space Vessel
The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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Cheish Sage Taoism
Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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Motivational Strength Wisdom
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love

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