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Men of this world all rejoice in others being like themselves, and object to others not being like themselves.

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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
We possess our body by chance and we are already pleased with it. If our physical bodies went through ten thousand transformations without end, how incomparable would this joy be! Therefore the sage roams freely in the realm in which nothing can escape, but all endures.
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Body Chance Endurance Escape Freedom Joy Possession Sage Transformation World
Each one’s destiny cannot be altered.
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Change Destiny One Liner Oneself
You cannot speak of ocean to a well-frog, the creature of a narrower sphere. You cannot speak of ice to a summer insect, the creature of a season.
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Creature Ocean Season Summer Talk Yourself
When people do not ignore what they should ignore, but ignore what they should not ignore, this is known as ignorance.
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Ignorance People Philosophy
A frog in a well cannot conceive of the ocean.
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Deep Ocean One Liner
Cherish that which is in you and shut out that which is without, for much knowledge is a curse.
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Cherish Curse Knowledge Yourself
Great knowledge is universal. Small knowledge is limited. Great words are inspiring; small words are chatter.
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Greatness Inspirational Knowledge Limitation Literature Poet Small Universe Value
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
A petty thief is put in jail. A great brigand becomes a ruler of a Nation.
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Greatness Nation Prison Rule
The Way is to man as rivers and lakes are to fish, the natural condition of life.
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Condition Life Man Natural River Way
Rewards and punishments are the lowest form of education.
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Education Form Low Punishment Reward
The ten thousand things belong to one storehouse and life and death share the same body.
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Body Death Life Share Store
The perfect man employs his mind as a mirror.
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Employment Himself Man Mindset Mirror Perfection
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
Verily God does not reward man for what he does, but for what he is.
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God Himself Man Reward Work

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