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Those who praise themselves do not prevail.
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For knowledge, add something every day. For wisdom....subtract.
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Open yourself to the truth, then trust in your natural responses, and everything will fall into place.
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The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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He does not feel pity for himself - thus he can successfully develop.
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If you really want everything, then give up everything.
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Practice not-doing and everything will fall into place.
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The Master doesn't seek fulfillment. For only those who are not full are able to be used which brings the feeling of completeness.
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Nothing is weaker than water, Yet for overcoming what is hard and strong, Nothing surpasses it.
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The wise leader settles for good work and then lets others have the floor.
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My own words are not the medicine, but a prescription not the destination, but a map to help you reach it. When you get there, quiet your mind and close your mouth. Don't analyze the Tao. Strive instead to live it: silently, undividedly, with your whole harmonious being.
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Without the tao, Kindness and compassion are replaced by law and justice Faith and trust are supplanted by ritual and ceremony.
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The Eternal generates the One. The One generates the Two. The Two generates the Three. The Three generates all things.
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The Tao doesn't take sides it gives birth to both good and evil. The Master doesn't take sides she welcomes both saints and sinners. The Tao is like a bellows: it is empty yet infinitely capable. The more you use it, the more it produces the more you talk of it, the less you understand. Hold on to the center.
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