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Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.

Laozi

A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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Deem Humorous Love Witty
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Meet Taoism
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.
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Fulfill Inspirational Leadership Wisdom
Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Great Mountain Move River
All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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Action Truth Ultimate
Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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Imperfect Perfection Taoism
The ego is entranced by … names and ideas… However names and concepts only block your perception of this Great Oneness. Therefore it is wise to ignore them. Those who live inside their egos are continually bewildered.
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Block Concept Name Perception Wise
Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.
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Inspirational Problem Simple Small
If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness.
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Deed Elevate Kindness Spiritual Wick
When the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one embrace, they can be kept from separating.
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Animal Intelligent Separate Soul
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Fail Loses Seize Taoism
Simplicity has no name is free of desires. Being free of desires it is tranquil. And the world will be at peace of it’s own accord.
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Being Free Name Simplicity
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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Motivational Strength Wisdom
Softness triumphs over hardness, feebleness over strength. What is more malleable is always superior over that which is immoveable. This is the principle of controlling things by going along with them, of mastery through adaptation.
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Mastery Principles Superior Triumph
To lead, one must follow.
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Follow Leadership Must People Vlife

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