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

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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
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 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
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
To go outside what your charge was, and to try to solve everything yourself, is dangerous.
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Charge Dangerous Solution Yourself
Your preciousness lies in your essence; it cannot be lost by anything that happens.
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Essence Lost Lying Precious Yourself
He who regards all things as one is a companion of Nature.
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Himself Infinite Nature Oneself Regard Whole
A path is made by walking on it.
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Inspirational Journey One Liner Path Walk
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
Those who realise their folly are not true fools.
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Enemy Fools Mistake Realize
We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening
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Awake Born Calm Death Quiet Sleep
True men” are strong willed, have dignity in their demeanor, serenity in their expression. They are cool like autumn, warm like spring. Their passions arise like the four seasons, in harmony with the ten thousand creatures, and no one knows their limits.
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Creature Dignity Expression Harmony Inspirational Man Passion Peace Season Strong True Warm
If you have insight, you use your inner eye, your inner ear, to pierce to the heart of things, and have no need of intellectual knowledge.
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Heart Insight Intellectual Knowledge Pierce
The sage has the sun and moon by his side and the universe under his arm. He blends everything into a harmonious whole. . . . He blends the disparities of ten thousand years into one complete purity. All things are blended like this and mutually involve each other.
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Complete Each Other Harmony Involve Moon Purity Sage Sun Universe
The perfect man employs his mind as a mirror.
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Employment Himself Man Mindset Mirror Perfection
When deeds and words are in accord, the whole world is transformed.
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Action Transformation Word World

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

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