Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy.
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Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.
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I do not concern myself with gods and spirits either good or evil nor do I serve any.
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He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.
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When the best leader's work is done the people say, "We did it ourselves."
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Nature is not human hearted.
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Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.
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At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.
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The words of truth are always paradoxical.
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The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.
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The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.
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To see things in the seed, that is genius.
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He who knows himself is enlightened.
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One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
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Be Content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.
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It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins.
Lao Tzu

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The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.
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The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.
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The career of a sage is of two kinds: He is either honored by all in the world, Like a flower waving its head, Or else he disappears into the silent forest.
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Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
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Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
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Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.
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To lead people walk behind them.
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If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.
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Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions.
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The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, The more he gives to others, the more he gets himself. The Way of Heaven does one good but never does one harm. The Way of the sage is to act but not to compete.
Lao Tzu

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Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy.
Lao Tzu

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To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; Not to realize that you do not understand is a defect.
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He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know.
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The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.
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He who does not trust enough, Will not be trusted.
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The people are hungry: It is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes.
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He who knows himself is enlightened.
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I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
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When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
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The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.
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He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.
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Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it.
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When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.
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It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins.
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In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.
Lao Tzu

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Man's enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know.
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Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained.
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From caring comes courage.
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Silence is a source of great strength.
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The career of a sage is of two kinds: He is either honored by all in the world, Like a flower waving its head, Or else he disappears into the silent forest.
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Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
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A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
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Ambition has one heel nailed in well, though she stretch her fingers to touch the heavens.
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He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.
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