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When there is no desire, all things are at peace

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The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'

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The best soldiers are not warlike; the best fighters do not lose their temper. The greatest conquerors are those who overcome their enemies without strife. The greatest directors of men are those who yield place to others. This is called the Virtue of not striving, the capacity for directing mankind; this is being the compeer of Heaven. It was the highest goal of the ancients.

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Abandon benevolence, discard duty, and people will return to the family ties.

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The light of the Way seems dim.

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The (method of) correction shall by a turn become distortion, and the good in it shall by a turn become evil.

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He does not seek glory - yet people respect him.

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Do not strive for the shine of jade, but clatter like stone.

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A good wanderer leaves no trace.

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The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.

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The Tao never acts with force, yet there is nothing that it can not do.

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Going on means going far, going far means returning.

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Hold on to the great image, and the whole world follows, follows unharmed, content and completely at peace.

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The mature person perceives the fruitlessness of rigid, external methodologies.

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Behave simply and hold on to purity.

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High and low rest on each other.

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To retreat after a work well done is Heaven's Way.

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For all things difficult to acquire, the intelligent man works with perseverance.

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In the pursuit of learning, every day something is acquired. In the pursuit of Tao, every day something is dropped.

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When much virtue is achieved, nothing is not overcome.

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