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He who knows he is a fool is not the biggest fool; He who knows he is confused is not in the worst confusion.

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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
Look at this window: it is nothing but a hole in the wall, but because of it the whole room is full of light. So when the faculties are empty, the heart is full of light.
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Empty Heart Light Room Window
All existing things are really one. We regard those that are beautiful and rare as valuable, and those that are ugly as foul and rotten. The foul and rotten may come to be transformed into what is rare and valuable, and the rare and valuable into what is foul and rotten.
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Beautiful Existence Rare Regard Transformation Ugly Value
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
All men know the utility of useful things; but they do not know the utility of futility.
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Known Men Utility
I am going to try speaking some reckless words, and I want you to try to listen recklessly.
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Listening Reckless Talk Try Word Yourself
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
Your mind must become one, do not try to understand with your ears but with your heart. Indeed, not with your heart but with your soul.
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Heart Mindset Soul Understand Yourself
Life comes from the earth and life returns to the earth.
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Earth Life Nature Return
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
The sound of water says what I think.
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Myself Sound Thinking Water
Words exist because of meaning; once you’ve gotten the meaning, you can forget the words.
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Deep Existence Forget Literature Meaning Poet Word Yourself
The men of old breathed clear down to their heels.
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Breathe Clear Man Old
A battering ram can knock down a city wall, but it cannot stop a hole. Different things have different uses.
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Different Power Stop Wall
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
The man who has some respect for his person keeps his carcass out of sight, hides himself as perfectly as he can.
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Hide Himself Man Perfection Person Respect Sight

He who knows he is a fool is not the biggest fool; He who knows he is confused is not in the worst confusion.

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