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Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
Laozi
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All things in nature work silently. They come into being and possess nothing. They fulfill their function and make no claim. All things alike do their work, and then we see them subside. When they have reached their bloom, each returns to its origin. . . . This reversion is an eternal law. To know that law is wisdom.
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I am at peace, and people become fair by themselves.
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Stop leaving and you will arrive, Stop searching and you will see, Stop running away and you will be found.
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Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong.
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The wise man doesn't compete therefore nobody can compete with him.
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He does not seek power - yet people follow him.
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Take care of what is difficult while it is still easy, and deal with what will become big while it is yet small.
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Hold on to the center and make up your mind to rejoice in this paradise called life.
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Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
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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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Every step is on the path.
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But in the present day men cast off gentleness, and are all for being bold they spurn frugality, and retain only extravagance they discard humility, and aim only at being first. Therefore they shall surely perish.
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