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When good thing are accomplis...

When good thing are accomplished, it does not claim (or name) them. This is Te, which is close in meaning to power or virtue. It is something within a person, and it is enhanced by following the Tao, or 'that from which nothing can deviate'.

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Dualistic thinking is a sickn...

Dualistic thinking is a sickness.

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There is no calamity greater ...

There is no calamity greater than lavish desires. There is no greater guilt than discontent. And there is no greater disaster than greed.

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When the ancient Masters said...

When the ancient Masters said, "If you want to be given everything, give everything up," they weren't using empty phrases. Only in being lived by the Tao can you be truly yourself.

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The sage knows himself, but d...

The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.

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If you want to shrink somethi...

If you want to shrink something, you must first allow it to expand. If you want to get rid of something, you must first allow it to flourish. If you want to take something, you must first allow it to be given. This is called the subtler perception of the way things are. The soft overcomes the hard. The slow overcomes the fast. Let your workings remain a mystery. Just show people the results.

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Superior leaders get things d...

Superior leaders get things done with very little motion. They impart instruction not through many words, but through a few deeds. They keep informed about everything but interfere hardly at all. They are catalysts, and though things would not get done as well if they were not there, when they succeed they take no credit. And, because they take no credit, credit never leaves them.

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When taxes are too high, peop...

When taxes are too high, people go hungry.

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The female always surpasses t...

The female always surpasses the male with stillness. In her stillness she is yielding.

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If you overesteem great men, ...

If you overesteem great men, people become powerless. If you overvalue possessions, people begin to steal. The Master leads by emptying people's minds and filling their cores, by weakening their ambition and toughening their resolve. He helps people lose everything they know, everything they desire, and creates confusion in those who think that they know. Practice not-doing, and everything will fall into place.

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He who overcomes others has f...

He who overcomes others has force; he who overcomes himself is strong.

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If you can find true contentm...

If you can find true contentment, it will last forever.

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Fame of self: Which matters m...

Fame of self: Which matters more? Self or wealth: Which is more precious? Gain or loss: Which is more painful?

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A brave and passionate man wi...

A brave and passionate man will kill or be killed.
A brave and calm man will always preserve life.
Of these two which is good and which is harmful?

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heaven is eternal, earth ever...

heaven is eternal, earth everlasting. they endure this way because they do not live for themselves. in the same way, the wise person puts himself last, and thereby finds himself first, holds himself outside, and thereby remains at the center, abandons himself, and is thereby fulfilled.

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The most powerful weapon know...

The most powerful weapon known is the weapon of blessing. Therefore, a clever person relies on it. He wins with peace, not with war.

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Being satisfied with little, ...

Being satisfied with little, you can gain much. Seeking much you will go astray. The wise heeds this precept. If it could be so with all people!

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Those who know do not speak; ...

Those who know do not speak; Those who speak do not know. Stop up the openings, Close down the doors, Rub off the sharp edges. Unravel all confusion. Harmonize the light, Give up contention: This is called finding the unity of life.

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The Great Tao flows everywher...

The Great Tao flows everywhere, to the left and to the right, all things depend on it to exist, and it does not abandon them. To its accomplishments it lays no claims. It loves and nourished all things, but does not lord it over them.

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If you want to become full, l...

If you want to become full, let yourself be empty.

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