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Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.

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If people live in constant fear of death, and if breaking the law is punished by death, then who would dare?
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Country Law People Taoism
Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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Manipulation Mind Serenity Taoism
Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.
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Compassion Heart Humility World
…the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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Saint Sinners Tao Te Ching Taoism
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some
Simplicity has no name is free of desires. Being free of desires it is tranquil. And the world will be at peace of it’s own accord.
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Being Free Name Simplicity
Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Great Mountain Move River
A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
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Artist Good Intuition Need Person
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
If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you forever.
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Forever Heart Letting Surround
When the uncarved wood is split, its parts are put to use. When the sage is put to use, he becomes the head.
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Perceive Sage Taoism Use
He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that is worn out shall be renewed. He who has little shall succeed. He who has much shall go astray.
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Empty Entire Humility Little Succeed
The sage acts by doing nothing.
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Done Nothing Sage Taoism
Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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Inspirational Inspiring Strength
The farther you go, the less you know.
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Country Emotion Knows Leadership People Wisdom
Giving birth and nourishing, Bearing yet not possessing, Working yet not taking credit, Leading yet not dominating, This is the Primal Virtue.
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