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Weapons are ominous tools. They are abhorred by all creatures. Anyone who follows the Way shuns them.
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The best way to carve is not to split.
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Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.
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I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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He who holds balance...has attained the highest post in the world.
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The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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If you see what is small as it sees itself, and accept what is weak for what strength it has, and use what is dim for the light it gives then all will go well. This is called Acting Naturally.
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The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.
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Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.
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Life is going forth; death is returning home.
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If people do not revere the Law of Nature It will adversely affect them. If they accept It with knowledge and reverence, It will accommodate them with balance and harmony.
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Those who are unswerving have resolve.
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The mature person perceives the fruitlessness of rigid, external methodologies; Remembering this, he keeps his attitude unstructured at all times and thus is always free to pursue the Integral Way. He studies the teachings of the masters. He dissolves all concepts of duality. He pours himself out in service to others.
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Go to the people. Learn from them. Live with them. Start with what they know. Build with what they have. The best of leaders when the job is done, when the task is accomplished, the people will say we have done it ourselves.
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The more sharp weapons people have in a country, the bigger the disorder will be.
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Highest good is like water. Because water excels in benefiting the myriad creatures without contending with them and settles where none would like to be, it comes closest to the way.
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The wise man looks back into the past, and does not grieve over what is far off, nor rejoice over what is near; for he knows that time is without end.
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Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.
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Give up your relentless moralizing, the continual pinpricks which pierce the skin of your fellows. The distinction between good and evil is the sickness of the mind. Give up your morals, and the people will regain a love of their fellows.
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Great acts are made up of small deeds.
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A violent wind does not outlast the morning; a squall of rain does not outlast the day. Such is the course of Nature. And if Nature herself cannot sustain her efforts long, how much less can man!
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If you wish to be out front, then act as if you were behind.
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To understand the limitation of things, desire them.
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Because of a great love, one is courageous.
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