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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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Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Crouch Happiness Misery
The great image lacks shape.
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Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism
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
Not all spiritual paths lead to the harmonious Oneness. Indeed, most are detours and distractions, nothing more.
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Detours Distraction Oneness Spiritual
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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Flame Inspirational Long Philosophy
The seed of mystery lies in muddy water. How can I perceive this mystery? Water becomes clear through stillness. How can I become still? By flowing with the stream.
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Lying Mystery Stillness Water
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
Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Fail Honor People
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
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
Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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Behind Compassion Humility
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
He who has achieved this state Is unconcerned with friends and enemies, With good and harm, with honor and disgrace. This therefore is the highest state of man.
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Enemy Friend Friendship Honor Men Unconcern
The wise man knows without traveling.
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Know Man Travel Wise
Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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Breathtaking Themselves Wisdom Wise
Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man’s tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.
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Choice Instrument Men Tool Weapon Wise

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