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The enlightened attention rejects nothing nor welcomes anything-like a mirror it responds equally to all.
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Attention Enlightenment Equality Mirror Respond Welcome
For we can only know that we know nothing, and a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
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Dangerous Knowledge Known
If the Way is made clear, it is not the Way.
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Journey Path Way
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
Good order results spontaneously when things are let alone.
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Alone Goodness Result
All men know the use of the useful, but nobody knows the use of the useless. Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so that I can have a word with him?
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Forget Himself Man Word
Human life is limited, but knowledge is limitless. To drive the limited in pursuit of the limitless is fatal; and to presume that one really knows is fatal indeed!
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Death Drive Human Knowledge Life Limitation Oneself Pursuit
Standards are different for all things, so the standard set by man is by no means the only ‘certain’ standard. If you mistake what is relative for something certain, you have strayed far from the ultimate truth.
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Different Man Mistake Standard Truth Ultimate Yourself
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
Tao is the source of both fullness and emptiness. But it is itself neither fullness nor emptiness.
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Complete Empty Full Religion Source
Each one’s destiny cannot be altered.
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Change Destiny One Liner Oneself
Sound intelligence promises victory in every battle.
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Battle Intelligence Promise Sound Victory
Those who realise their folly are not true fools.
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Enemy Fools Mistake Realize
If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind.
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Calm Mindset Water
The World is Large – Its beauty indescrible.
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Beautiful Description Nature World
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

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