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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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Too much thinking causes confusion and anxietybetter to stick with the simplicity of Tao

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Let go of rousing speechand identification with thoughtsUntil your endyou will never be jaded

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Heaven’s Tao is impartial,yet those who follow its compassionate waywill always be nourished

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I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.

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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 c...more

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There isa time to liveand a time to diebut never to reject the moment.

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With those who are kindthe sage is kindWith those who are not kindthe sage is also kindbecause the way of Tao is kindness

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Material and infinite are inseparableAppreciating their interconnectednessis the gateway to understanding

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The best of all leaders is the one who helps people so that eventually they don’t need him.

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Choose food, clothing, and shelter that accords with nature.Rely on your own body for transportation. Allow your work and your recreation to be one an...more

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One gains by losing and loses by gaining.

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Under heaven all can see beauty as beauty only because there is ugliness. All can know good as good only because there is evil.

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Rushing into action, you fail.Trying to grasp things, you lose them.Forcing a project to completion,you ruin what was almost ripe.Therefore the Master...more

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He who is in harmony with the Taois like a newborn child.Its bones are soft, its muscles are weak,but its grip is powerful.It doesn't know about the u...more