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Know honor, Yet keep humility...

Know honor, Yet keep humility. Be the valley of the universe! Being the valley of the universe, Ever true and resourceful, Return to the state of the uncarved block.

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Let people return to making k...

Let people return to making knots on ropes, instead of writing.

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Heaven is eternal and Earth e...

Heaven is eternal and Earth everlasting. They can be eternal and everlasting because they do not exist for themselves, And for this reason can exist forever.

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Man, when living, is soft and...

Man, when living, is soft and tender; when dead, he is hard and tough. All animals and plants when living are tender and delicate; when dead they become withered and dry. Therefore it is said: the hard and tough are parts of death; the soft and tender are parts of life.

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It is because every one tinde...

It is because every one tinder Heaven recognizes beauty as beauty that the idea of ugliness exists.

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Who can wait quietly until th...

Who can wait quietly until the mud settles? Who can remain still until the moment of action?

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Kindness in thinking creates ...

Kindness in thinking creates profundity. Kindness in giving creates love.

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There is a big misunderstandi...

There is a big misunderstanding about the idea of naturalness. Most people who come to us believing in some freedom or naturalness, but their understanding is what we call [heretical naturalness] ... a kind of "let-alone policy" or sloppiness... For a plant or stone to be natural is no problem. But for us there is some problem, indeed a big problem. To be natural is something we must work on.

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People take death lightly. Th...

People take death lightly. They expect too much of life. That is why people take death lightly.

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The best soldier does not att...

The best soldier does not attack. The superior fighter succeeds without violence. The greatest conqueror wins without struggle. The most successful manager leads without dictating. This is intelligent non aggressiveness.

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The people starve because tho...

The people starve because those above them eat too much tax-grain. That is the only reason why they starve.

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If a great country yields to ...

If a great country yields to a small country, it will conquer the small country. If a small country yields to a great country, it will be conquered by the great country.

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Much knowledge will corrupt t...

Much knowledge will corrupt the heart,/When partly understood,/And so the people grow too smart,/But neither wise nor good.

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In lightness the root is lost...

In lightness the root is lost. In haste the ruler is lost.

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Approach the universe with Ta...

Approach the universe with Tao, And evil will have no power. Not that evil is not powerful, But its power will not be used to harm others.

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To bear the country's disgrac...

To bear the country's disgrace is to rule the shrines of soil and grain. To bear the country's misfortunes is to be the king of the world.

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A great country is like the l...

A great country is like the lower outlet of a river. It is the world's meeting ground, the world's female.

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Why do the people think so li...

Why do the people think so little of death?
Because the rulers demand too much of life.
Therefore the people take death lightly.

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Weapons are ominous tools. Th...

Weapons are ominous tools. They are abhorred by all creatures. Anyone who follows the Way shuns them.

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Those who praise victory reli...

Those who praise victory relish manslaughter. Those who relish manslaughter cannot reach their goals in the world.

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