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Fame of self: Which matters more? Self or wealth: Which is more precious? Gain or loss: Which is more painful?
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See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world.
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The world is a sacred vessel that cannot be changed. He who changes it will destroy it. He who seizes it will lose it.
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In ancient times, those who followed the Way did not try to give people knowledge thereof, but kept them ignorant.
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When the student is ready the teacher will appear.
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I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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Softness triumphs over hardness, feebleness over strength. What is more malleable is always superior over that which is immoveable. This is the principle of controlling things by going along with them, of mastery through adaptation.
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How do I become still? By flowing with the stream.
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The world may be known Without leaving the house.
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The most fundamental seems fickle.
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Great accomplishment seems imperfect, Yet it does not outlive its usefulness. Great fullness seems empty, Yet it cannot be exhausted.
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The reality of the building does not consist in the roof and walls, but in the space within to be lived in.
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When goodness is lost, it is replaced by morality.
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A terrace nine stories high begins with a pile of earth.
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Man's enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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What should be shrunken must first be stretched.
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Don't think you can attain total awareness and whole enlightenment without proper discipline and practice. This is egomania. Appropriate rituals channel your emotions and life energy toward the light. Without the discipline to practice them, you will tumble constantly backward into darkness.
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To lead, one must follow.
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Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.
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When nothing is done, nothing is left undone.
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