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He who regards all things as one is a companion of Nature.

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Right is not right; so is not so. If right were really right it would differ so clearly from not right that there would be no need for argument. If so were really so, it would differ so clearly from not so that there would be no need for argument.
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Argument Clear Difference Need Right
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
When you are identified with the One, all things will be complete to you.
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Complete Identify Spirituality Yourself
A sage steers by the bright light of confusion and doubt.
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Bright Confusion Doubt Light Sage
Verily God does not reward man for what he does, but for what he is.
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God Himself Man Reward Work
Birth is not the beginning, Death is not the end.
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Beginning Born Death End
When an archer shoots for enjoyment, he has all his skill; when he shoots for a brass buckle, he gets nervous; when he shoots for a prize of gold, he begins to see two targets.
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Beginning Enjoyment Himself Nervous Skill Target
Can a man cling to the positive without any negative in contrast to which it is seen to be positive? If he claims to do so he is a rouge or a madman.
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Mad Man Negative Positive
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
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
The ultimate happiness is doing nothing.
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Happiness Philosophy Ultimate
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
Rewards and punishments are the lowest form of education.
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Education Form Low Punishment Reward
All men know the utility of useful things; but they do not know the utility of futility.
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Known Men Utility
To be constant is to be useful. To be useful is to realize one’s true nature. Realization of one’s true nature is happiness. When one reaches happiness, one is close to perfection.
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Constant Happiness Nature Oneself Perfection Realize
The men of old breathed clear down to their heels.
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Breathe Clear Man Old

He who regards all things as one is a companion of Nature.

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