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When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.

Laozi

I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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Knowledge Mind Understanding
What resists, persists.
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Emotions Feel Persist Resist
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
Meandering leads to perfection.
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Hike Journey Meander Perfection
Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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Enemy Human Inspirational Men
Become totally empty Quiet the restlessness of the mind Only then will you witness everything unfolding from emptiness
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Emptiness Inspirational Mind
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 farther you go, the less you know.
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Country Emotion Knows Leadership People Wisdom
The sage acts by doing nothing.
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Done Nothing Sage Taoism
Giving birth and nourishing, Bearing yet not possessing, Working yet not taking credit, Leading yet not dominating, This is the Primal Virtue.
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Country Credit Giving Lead People Tke
That the soft overcomes the hard, and the yielding overcomes the resistant, is a fact known by all, but practiced by few.
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Fact Known Overcoming Practice
To lead, one must follow.
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Follow Leadership Must People Vlife
Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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Manipulation Mind Serenity Taoism
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
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
The weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it.
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Everybody Overcome Strong Taoism

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