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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

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

Fail Loses Seize Taoism
The weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it.
LAOZI

Everybody Overcome Strong Taoism
If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you forever.
LAOZI

Forever Heart Letting Surround
A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
LAOZI

Deem Humorous Love Witty
Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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Envy Praise Prevent Taoism
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
LAOZI

Inspirational Intelligent Positivity
If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
LAOZI

Heart Home Nature Peace
If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
LAOZI

Ching Country People Give Life Taoism
Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
LAOZI

Enough Know Misfortune
Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.
LAOZI

Army Before Humility Leadership Other Put
The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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Courses Go Letting World
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
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Self Esteem Spiritual Wisdom
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
In the highest antiquity, the people did not know that there were rulers. In the next age they loved them and praised them. In the next they feared them; in the next they despised them.
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Age Next People Praise
When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Book Country Life People
The transformation toward eternal life is gradual. The heavy gross energy of body, mind, and spirit must first be purified and uplifted. When the energy ascends… then self mastery can be sought.
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Energy Mind Purify Self

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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