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Tao is the source of both fullness and emptiness. But it is itself neither fullness nor emptiness.

Zhuangzi

We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening
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Awake Born Calm Death Quiet Sleep
Either in conflict with others or in harmony with them, we go through life like a runaway horse, unable to stop.
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Conflict Harmony Life Stop
The perfect man employs his mind as a mirror.
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Employment Himself Man Mindset Mirror Perfection
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
When I talk about having good hearing, I don’t mean just listening, but listening to yourself. When I talk about good eyesight, I don’t mean just looking, but looking at yourself.
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Eyes Goodness Hearing Listening Myself Sight Talk
You are still guided by your expectations.
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Expectation Guide Yourself
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
He who regards all things as one is a companion of Nature.
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Himself Infinite Nature Oneself Regard Whole
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
Cherish that which is in you and shut out that which is without, for much knowledge is a curse.
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Cherish Curse Knowledge Yourself
If you have grasped the purpose of life there is no point in trying to make life into something it is not or cannot be.
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Life Point Purpose
To be truly ignorant, be content with your own knowledge.
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Ignorance Knowledge True Yourself
Being is thoughtless-beyond and beneath all categories of thought. Expression is the realization of creative thought. Being is still; expression, moving. But then if I do not strive, who will?
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Beyond Creativity Expression Myself Realize Thinking Willing
People value that part of knowledge which is known. They do not know how to avail themselves of the Unknown in order to reach knowledge. Is this not misguided?
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Guide Knowledge Order People Reach Value
Those who realise their folly are not true fools.
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Enemy Fools Mistake Realize
Verily God does not reward man for what he does, but for what he is.
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God Himself Man Reward Work

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