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The Great Tao flows everywhere, to the left and to the right, all things depend on it to exist, and it does not abandon them. To its accomplishments it lays no claims. It loves and nourished all things, but does not lord it over them.

Laozi

I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
LAOZI

Knowledge Mind Understanding
The great image lacks shape.
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Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Book Country Life People
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
LAOZI

Gain Inspirational Lose People Some
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
LAOZI

Fail Loses Seize Taoism
Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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Manipulation Mind Serenity Taoism
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
LAOZI

Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
Empty yourself of everything. Let the mind become still. The ten thousand things rise and fall while the Self watches their return. They grow and flourish and then return to the source. Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature.
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Animal Empty Everything Fall Nature
Return animosity with virtue.
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Animosity Compassion Return Taoism
A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
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Artist Good Intuition Need Person
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.
LAOZI

Being Hard Time Stay Strong
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
LAOZI

Fulfill Inspirational Leadership Wisdom
Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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Country Life People Taoism Thinking
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
The more weapons of violence, the more misery to mankind. The triumph of violence ends in a festival of mourning.
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Mourn Triumph Weapon

The Great Tao flows everywhere, to the left and to the right, all things depend on it to exist, and it does not abandon them. To its accomplishments it lays no claims. It loves and nourished all things, but does not lord it over them.

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The Great Tao flows everywhere, to the left and to the right, all things depend on it to exist, and it does not abandon them. To its accomplishments it lays no claims. It loves and nourished all things, but does not lord it over them.

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