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One cannot reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
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Inspirational Internal Peace Spiritual
Why is the sea king of a hundred streams? Because it lies below them… If the sage would guide the people, he must serve with humility. If he would lead them, he must follow behind. In this way when the sage rules, the people will not feel oppressed.
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Below Humility King Lying People
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Fail Loses Seize Taoism
What resists, persists.
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Emotions Feel Persist Resist
With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Conque Peace Power World
He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful.
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Powerful Strength Strong Victory
When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Book Country Life People
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
The wise man knows without traveling.
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Know Man Travel Wise
When the highest type of people hear Tao (Truth), they diligently practice it. When the average type of people hear Tao, they half believe in it. When the lowest type of people hear Tao, they laugh at it. If they did not laugh, it would not be Tao.
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Average Believe Diligently Practice
The farther you go, the less you know.
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Country Emotion Knows Leadership People Wisdom
Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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Behind Compassion Humility
Heavy is the root of light.
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heavy Light Root Taoism
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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Abandon Accomplishment Inspirational
The light of the Way seems dim.
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Dim Light Reflection Taoism Way
All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.
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Desire Men Taoism Themselves

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