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Verily God does not reward man for what he does, but for what he is.

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The sage embraces things. Ordinary men discriminate amongst them and parade their discriminations before others. So I say; those who discriminate, fail to see.
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Discrimination Embrace Failure Man Myself Ordinary See
Only fools imagine they are already awake. How clearly they understand everything! How easily they distinguish this deception from that reality!
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Awake Easy Fools Imagination Reality Understand
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
Take care of your body, then the rest will automatically become stronger.
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Automatic Body Care Strong Willing
The eye is a menace to clear sight, the ear is a menace to subtle hearing, the mind is a menace to wisdom, every organ of the senses is a menace to its own capacity.
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Capacity Clear Eyes Mindset Organ Wisdom
Each one’s destiny cannot be altered.
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Change Destiny One Liner Oneself
Life comes from the earth and life returns to the earth.
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Earth Life Nature Return
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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Affect Ceremony Charity Donation Lost Man Mindset Music Nature Original Satisfaction Seek
For all people strive to grasp what they do not know, while none strive to grasp what they already know; and all strive to discredit what they do not excel in, while none strive to discredit what they do excel in. This is why there is chaos.
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Chaos Excellence People Strive
A frog in a well cannot conceive of the ocean.
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Deep Ocean One Liner
The true man breathes with his heels.
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Breathe Heel Man One Liner Philosophy True
Life is finite, While knowledge is infinite.
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Infinite Knowledge Life
Verily God does not reward man for what he does, but for what he is.
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God Himself Man Reward Work
Sound intelligence promises victory in every battle.
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Battle Intelligence Promise Sound Victory
The eyes envy the mind.
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Eyes Jealous Mindset
Breathing control gives man strength, vitality, inspiration, and magic powers.
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Breathe Control Inspirational Magic Meditation Power Strength

Verily God does not reward man for what he does, but for what he is.

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