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A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful.
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Care Clay Form Space Vessel
A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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Acceptance Broken Heart Tree
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
Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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Behind Compassion Humility
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
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Self Esteem Spiritual Wisdom
An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
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Accomplish Action Inspirational Integral
Empty yourself of everything. Let the mind become still. The ten thousand things rise and fall while the Self watches their return. They grow and flourish and then return to the source. Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature.
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Animal Empty Everything Fall Nature
I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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Knowledge Mind Understanding
The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Clevar Know Men Understand Wise
What resists, persists.
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Emotions Feel Persist Resist
What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves.
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Abandon Kings People Sell Taoism
The light of the Way seems dim.
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Dim Light Reflection Taoism Way
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
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
Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Enough Know Misfortune
Return animosity with virtue.
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Animosity Compassion Return Taoism

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