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Ordinary men hate solitude. But the Master makes use of it, embracing his aloneness, realizing he is one with the whole universe.

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You will understand a great truth when you get to realize that what you do to others, you are doing to yourself.

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Harmony is called the eternal. Knowing the eternal is called clarity.

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Water does not force its way.

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Water benefits the ten thousand things and does not oppose them.

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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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Rule a kingdom as though you were cooking a small fish - don't overdo it.

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Abandon knowledge and your worries are over.

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Those who defeat others are strong, those who defeat themselves are mighty.

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The liberation cannot be reached but by means of the perception of the identity of the individual spirit with the universal spirit.

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If you want to accord with the Tao, just do your job, then let go.

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The sage is sharp but does not cut, pointed but does not pierce, forthright but does not offend, bright but does not dazzle.

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Be who you are, and go the whole way.

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The fourth (of the four cardinal virtues) is supportiveness: this manifests as service to others without expectation of reward. (Paraphrased: Such service is not a mere conforming to some external rule of behavior, but instead a manifestation of your original nature).

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Seal the openings, shut the doors, dull the sharpness, untie the knots, dim the light, become one with the dust. This is called the profound union.

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Of the best rulers, The people only know that they exist; the next best they love and praise the next they fear; and the next they revile. When they do not command the people's faith, some will lose faith in them, and then they resort to oaths! But of the best when their task is accomplished, their work done, the people all remark, We have done it ourselves.

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The longer you travel, the less you know.

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The tree which fills the arms grew from the tiniest sprout.

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Clay is fashioned into vessels; it is on their empty hollowness that their use depends. Doors and windows are cut out to make a dwelling, and on the empty space within, its use depends. Thus, while the existence of things may be good, it is the non-existence in them that makes them serviceable.

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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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