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All action begins in rest... This is the ultimate truth.

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Do not make them (people) weary at their work. If you do not make them weary, they will not be weary of you.
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Lightly given promises must meet with little trust.
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To be worn out is to be renewed.
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People are difficult to rule, because of their knowledge.
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If lightning is the anger of the gods, then the gods are concerned mostly about trees.
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Everything in the universe is created from something, which in turn is created from nothing.
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Every step is on the path.
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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 truly wise are content to be last. They are, therefore, first. They are indifferent to themselves. They are, therefore self-confident.
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Success is as dangerous as failure. Hope is as hollow as fear.
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Ancient masters of excellence had a subtle essence, and a depth too profound to comprehend.
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Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.
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It is hidden but always present.
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To know people is wisdom, but to know yourself is enlightenment. to master people takes force, but to master yourself takes strength. to know contentment is wealth, and to live with strength resolve. to never leave whatever you are is to abide, and to die without getting lost- that is to live on and on.
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Be as the still mountain Move like the great river.
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The supreme rulers are hardly known by their subjects. The lesser are loved and praised. The even lesser are feared. The least are despised.
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The Tao is like a well used but never used up.
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Thirty spokes meet in the hub, but the empty space between them is the essence of the wheel. Pots are formed from clay, but the empty space within it is the essence of the pot. Walls with windows and doors form the house, but the empty space within it is the essence of the home.
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Without law or compulsion, men would dwell in harmony.
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A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is.
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