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In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don’t try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
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Family Inspirational Motivational
Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.
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Inspirational Problem Simple Small
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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Flame Inspirational Long Philosophy
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
Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate their return.
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Contemplate Heart Mind Peace
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
Return animosity with virtue.
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Animosity Compassion Return Taoism
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Gain Inspirational Lose People Some
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
To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice
Make the small big and the few many.
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Big Few Make Small Taoism
With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Conque Peace Power World
Instead of being afraid of death, we should try to awake to life; and the only death we should escape from is to forget the presence of God into us.
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Death Escape Feel Forget Try
What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves.
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Abandon Kings People Sell Taoism
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result

What resists, persists.

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