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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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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
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
Those who realise their folly are not true fools.
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Enemy Fools Mistake Realize
When the heart is right, “for” and “against” are forgotten.
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Forget Heart Right
The living all find death unpleasant; men mourn over it. And yet, what is death, but the unbending of the bow and its return to its case?
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Case Death Finding Live Pleasant Return
Are you and I perchance caught up in a dream from which we have not yet awakened?
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Awake Dreams Myself Yourself
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
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
A sage steers by the bright light of confusion and doubt.
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Bright Confusion Doubt Light Sage
If one is true to one’s inner self, and follows its wisdom, who is without a teacher?
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Deep Follow Teacher True Wisdom
The right way to go easy is to forget the right way.
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Easy Forget Journey Right Way
If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind! The mind of the sage, being in repose, becomes the mirror of the universe, the speculum of all creation.
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Calm Creation Mindset Mirror Universe Water
Everything has what is innate,everything has what is necessary.
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Enough Nature Necessary
One whose inner being is fixed upon such greatness emits a Heavenly glow. Even though he has this Heavenly glow, others will see him as just a man. Someone who has reached this point will begin to be consistent.
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Beginning Consistent Glow Greatness Heaven Point
There is a beginning. There is no beginning of that beginning. There is something. There is nothing.
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Beginning Philosophy
The eyes envy the mind.
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Eyes Jealous Mindset

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