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A sound man is good at salvage, at seeing nothing is lost

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The sage acts by doing nothing.

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He who is great must make humility his base. He who is high must make lowliness his foundation. Thus, princes and kings in speaking of themselves use the terms "lonely," "friendless," "of small account." Is not this making humility their base?

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That the soft overcomes the hard, and the yielding overcomes the resistant, is a fact known by all, but practiced by few.

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Why not simply honor your parents, love your children, help your brothers and sisters, be faithful to your friends, care for your mate with devotion, complete your work cooperatively and joyfully, assume responsibility for problems, practice virtue without first demanding it of others, understand the highest truths yet retain an ordinary manner? That would be true clarity, true simplicity, true mastery.

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The Way is ever without action, yet nothing is left undone.

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Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength.

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Those who understand others are clever, those who understand themselves are wise.

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By not claiming to be first in the world one can rule.

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To lead people, walk beside them ... As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. The next best, the people honor and praise. The next, the people fear; and the next, the people hate ... When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves!

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Return animosity with virtue.

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The nameless is the beginning of Heaven and Earth. The named is the mother of all things.

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Those who advice the ruler on the Way, do not want the world subdued with weapons.

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It is hidden but always present.

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Who can wait quietly until the mud settles? Who can remain still until the moment of action?

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Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.

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Heaven and Earth are not kind. They regard all things as offerings.

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Close your mouth, block off your senses, blunt your sharpness, untie your knots, soften your glare, settle your dust. This is the primal identity.

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I alone am different from the others, because I am nourished by the great mother.

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The Way of Heaven does not complete, and yet it skillfully achieves victory. It does not speak, and yet it skillfully responds to things. It comes to you without your invitation.

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