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Those who seek to satisfy the mind of man by hampering it with ceremonies and music and affecting charity and devotion have lost their original nature.

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The perfect man uses his mind as a mirror. It grasps nothing. It regrets nothing. It receives but does not keep.
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Himself Mindset Mirror Perfection Regret
Birth is not a beginning; death is not an end. There is existence without limitation; there is continuity without a starting point.
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Beginning Born Death Existence Limitation Philosophy Spiritual Start
A path is made by walking on it.
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Inspirational Journey One Liner Path Walk
He who does his work like a machine grows a heart like a machine and he who carries the heart of a machine in his breast loses his simplicity. He who has lost his simplicity becomes unsure in the strivings of his soul.
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Carry Growth Himself Lose Machine Work
There may be difficulty at the moment, but I will not lose the Virtue that I possess. It is when the ice and snow are on them that we see the strength of the cypress and the pine. I am grateful for this trouble around me, because it gives me an opportunity to realize how fortunate I am.
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Difficult Fortunate Gratitude Lose Moments Myself Opportunity Possession Realize Snow Strength Trouble Virtue
The true man breathes with his heels.
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Breathe Heel Man One Liner Philosophy True
When deeds and words are in accord, the whole world is transformed.
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Action Transformation Word World
For we can only know that we know nothing, and a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
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Dangerous Knowledge Known
We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening
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Awake Born Calm Death Quiet Sleep
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
Good order results spontaneously when things are let alone.
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Alone Goodness Result
If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind.
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Calm Mindset Water
He who pursues fame at the risk of losing his self is not a scholar.
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Fame Fear Pursue Risk Scholar
There is danger for the eye in seeing too clearly, danger for the ear in hearing too sharply and danger to the heart from caring too greatly.
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Clear Dangerous Eyes Greatness Heart Sharp
To have a human form is a joyful thing.
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Form Human Joy
Those who realise their folly are not true fools.
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Enemy Fools Mistake Realize

Those who seek to satisfy the mind of man by hampering it with ceremonies and music and affecting charity and devotion have lost their original nature.

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Those who seek to satisfy the mind of man by hampering it with ceremonies and music and affecting charity and devotion have lost their original nature.

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