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The past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that. What is grievance? The baggage of old thought and emotion.
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Baggage Emotion Grievance Past
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
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Self Esteem Spiritual Wisdom
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
Meandering leads to perfection.
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Hike Journey Meander Perfection
Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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Depth Heart Inspirational Kindness
A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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Acceptance Broken Heart Tree
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
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
Every step is on the path.
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Every Follow Journey Path Step Taoism
There was something that finished chaos, born before Heaven and Earth.
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Earth Finish Heaven Something Taoism
When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Book Country Life People
I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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Knowledge Mind Understanding
What is a good man but a bad man’s teacher? What is a bad man but a good man’s job? If you do not remember this, You will get lost, No matter how intelligent you are. It is the great secret.
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Good Intelligent Job Man Teacher
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
From caring comes courage.
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Being Inspirational Inspiring Strong
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Fail Loses Seize Taoism

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