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Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Enough Know Misfortune
An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
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Accomplish Action Inspirational Integral
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
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
The light of the Way seems dim.
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Dim Light Reflection Taoism Way
Nature is not human hearted.
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Enlightening Hearted Nature
The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Health Illness Knowledge Sage 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
The master accomplishes more and more by doing less and less until finally he accomplishes everything by doing nothing.
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Accomplish Doing Master Nothing
Wear down to be renewed.
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Country Life People Renew Taoism
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
When the uncarved wood is split, its parts are put to use. When the sage is put to use, he becomes the head.
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Perceive Sage Taoism Use
The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.
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Heart Matter People Trying Vice
A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is.
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Arrive Artist Change Good Intuition
The farther you go, the less you know.
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Country Emotion Knows Leadership People Wisdom
Excellent warriors are not violent.
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Excellent Taoism Violent Warrior

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