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He who controls the past controls the future.

Laozi

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. . . These are notions of the mind, which is like a knife, always chipping away at the Tao, trying to render it graspable and manageable. But that which is beyond form is ungraspable, and that which is beyond knowing is unmanageable. There is, however, this consolation: She who lets go of the knife will find the Tao at her fingertips.
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True words aren't eloquent eloquent words aren't true. Wise men don't need to prove their point men who need to prove their point aren't wise. The Master has no possessions. The more he does for others, the happier he is. The more he gives to others, the wealthier he is. The Tao nourishes by not forcing. By not dominating, the Master leads.
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If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away cast away his wickedness.
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From wonder into wonder existence opens.
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Those who flow as life flows know they need no other force.
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Without going outside, you may know the whole world!
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The skillful traveller leaves no traces of his wheels.
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Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Nothing in the world is more flexible and yielding than water. Yet when it attacks the firm and the strong, none can withstand it, because they have no way to change it. So the flexible overcome the adamant, the yielding overcome the forceful. Everyone knows this, but no one can do it.
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The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal Name.
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The sage acts without taking credit. He accomplishes without dwelling on it. He does not want to display his worth.
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The Way is ever nameless.
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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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