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The ten thousand things belong to one storehouse and life and death share the same body.

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The knowledge of the ancients reached the highest point-the time before anything existed. This is the highest point. It is exhaustive. There is no adding to it.
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Ancient Existence Knowledge Point Reach Time
The wise man knows that it is better to sit on the banks of a remote mountain stream than to be emperor of the whole world.
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Better Choice King Man Position Stream Wisdom World
Let your mind wander in simplicity, blend your spirit with the vastness, follow along with things the way they are, and make no room for personal views-then the world will be governed.
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Government Mindset Personal Room Simplicity Spirit View Wander Way World
Sound intelligence promises victory in every battle.
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Battle Intelligence Promise Sound Victory
All men know the utility of useful things; but they do not know the utility of futility.
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Known Men Utility
Do not struggle. Go with the flow of things, and you will find yourself at one with the mysterious unity of the Universe.
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Flow Spiritual Struggle Universe Yourself
You are still guided by your expectations.
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Expectation Guide Yourself
Being is thoughtless-beyond and beneath all categories of thought. Expression is the realization of creative thought. Being is still; expression, moving. But then if I do not strive, who will?
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Beyond Creativity Expression Myself Realize Thinking Willing
When affirmation and negation came into being, Tao faded. After Tao faded, then came one-sided attachments.
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Affirmation Attachment Negative Oneself Religious
To regard the fundamental as the essence, to regard things as coarse, to regard accumulation as deficiency, and to dwell quietly alone with the spiritual and the intelligent – herein lie the techniques of Tao of the ancients.
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Alone Ancient Essence Fundamental Intelligence Quiet Spiritual Technique
We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening
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Awake Born Calm Death Quiet Sleep
During our dreams we do not know we are dreaming. We may even dream of interpreting a dream. Only on waking do we know it was a dream. Only after the great awakening will we realize that this is the great dream.
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Awakening Dreams Greatness Realize Wake Up
Never admire a man by his strength; judge him in how he uses it- A way is made by walking it.
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Admire Judgement Man Strength Walk Way
The perfect man of old looked after himself first before looking to help others.
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Help Man Old Perfection
But you now, you wear your soul on your sleeve, exhausting your energy, propping yourself up on a tree, mumbling, or bent over your desk, asleep. Heaven gives you a form and you wear it out by pointless argument.
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Argument Energy Exhaust Form Heaven Point Soul Tree
Silence, and non action are the root of all things.
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Action Root Silence

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