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Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.
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Deed Honor Marketplace Men
The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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Cheish Sage Taoism
A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Done Foolish Man Mad Result
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
…the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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Saint Sinners Tao Te Ching Taoism
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
Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Great Mountain Move River
Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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Enemy Human Inspirational Men
Meandering leads to perfection.
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Hike Journey Meander Perfection
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
Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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Behind Compassion Humility
See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world.
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Compassion Country Taoism Town
There was something that finished chaos, born before Heaven and Earth.
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Earth Finish Heaven Something Taoism
Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Crouch Happiness Misery
To be constantly without desire is the way to have a vision of the mystery of heaven and earth. For constantly to have desire is the means by which their limitations are seen.
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Heaven Mean Vision
Every step is on the path.
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Every Follow Journey Path Step Taoism

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