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Those who have compassion when they do battle will be victorious. Those who likewise defend themselves will be safe. Heaven will rescue and protect them with compassion.
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He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful.
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The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, Having bestowed all he has on others, he has yet more; having given all he has to others, he is richer still.
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To rule by knowledge ravages the country.
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The nameless is the beginning of Heaven and Earth. The named is the mother of all things.
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Fame or integrity: which is more important? Money or happiness: which is more valuable? Success or failure: which is more destructive? If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never truly be fulfilled. If your happiness depends on money, you will never be happy with yourself. Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.
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What is and what is not create each other.
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Knowing that you do not know is the best. Not knowing that you do not know is an illness.
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The reason why rivers and seas are able to be lords over a hundred mountain streams, is that they know how to keep below them. That is why they are able to reign over all the mountain streams.
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You will understand a great truth when you get to realize that what you do to others, you are doing to yourself.
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When you find the way/ others will find you./ Passing by on the road/ they will be drawn to your door./ The way that cannot be heard/ will be echoed in your voice./ The way that cannot be seen/ will be reflected in your eyes.
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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory. - Diane Arbus By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning.
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To lead, one must follow.
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Those who boast are not respected.
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The light of the Way seems dim.
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Abandon fancy theologies and imaginary ideas and do some ordinary daily work... {Engage in this work with} unswerving kindness and unending patience.
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Stop trying to control. Let go of fixed plans and concepts, and the world will govern itself.
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Take time to listen to what is said without words, to obey the law too subtle to be written, to worship the unnameable and to embrace the unformed.
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Few things under heaven bring more benefit than the lessons learned from silence and the actions taken without striving.
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Those who are quiet value the words. When their task is completed, people will say: We did it ourselves.
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Loving, hating, having expectations: all these are attachments. Attachment prevents the growth of one's true being.
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When the world is ruled according to the Way, the ghosts lose their power. The ghosts do not really lose their power, but it is not used to harm people.
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Take care with the end as you do with the beginning.
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When you realize where you come from, you naturally become tolerant, amused, kindhearted as a grandmother, and dignified as a king. Immersed in wonder, you can deal with whatever life brings you, and when death comes, you are ready.