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A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.

Laozi

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
Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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Envy Praise Prevent Taoism
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
In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.
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Being Hard Time Stay Strong
He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that is worn out shall be renewed. He who has little shall succeed. He who has much shall go astray.
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Empty Entire Humility Little Succeed
Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Enough Know Misfortune
When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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Heart Love People Realize
Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Crouch Happiness Misery
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
Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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Depth Heart Inspirational Kindness
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Ignore Influence Negative Order
The past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that. What is grievance? The baggage of old thought and emotion.
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Baggage Emotion Grievance Past
From caring comes courage.
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Being Inspirational Inspiring Strong
Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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Loss More Require Taoism
No disaster is worse than being discontented.
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Disaster Tao Taoism
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

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