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What should be shrunken must first be stretched.

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People aren't against you; they are for themselves. The most dangerous risk of all - the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later. He who conquers others is strong, he who conquers himself is mighty.

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The Sage expects no recognition for what he does; he achieves merit but does not take it to himself; he does not wish to display his worth.

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Because clarity and enlightenment are within your own nature, they are regained without moving an inch.

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The Tao is unpredictable to those that live according to plans. Only those who have no agenda are in harmony with the Tao.

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When his (the good ruler's) task is accomplished and his work done, The people all say, "It happened to us naturally.

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A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.

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If Heaven and Earth are unable to persist, how could man?

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As soon as rules were made, names were given. There are already many names. One must know when it is enough.

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The greatest teacher has nothing to say. He simply gives himself in service, and never worries.

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When people see some things as beautiful, other things become ugly. When people see some things as good, other things become bad. Being and non-being create each other. Difficult and easy support each other. Long and short define each other. High and low depend on each other. Before and after follow each other. Therefore the Master acts without doing anything and teaches without saying anything. Things arise and she lets them come; things disappear and she lets them go. She has but doesn't possess, acts but doesn't expect. When her work is done, she forgets it. That is why it lasts forever.

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The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.

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When life begins we are tender and weak When life ends we are stiff and rigid All things, including the grass and trees, are soft and pliable in life and dry in brittle in death So the soft and supple are the companion of life While the stiff and unyielding are the companions of death An army that cannot yield will be defeated A tree that cannot bend will crack in the wind Thus by Nature's own decree the hard and strong are defeated while the soft and gentle are triumphant

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The world is a sacred vessel. It should not be meddled with. It should not be owned. If you try to meddle with it you will ruin it. If you try to own it you will lose it

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Pounding an edge to sharpness will not make it last.

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What has not yet emerged is easy to prevent.

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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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From What-is all the world of things was born But What-is sprang in turn from What-is-not.

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Some have lavish garments, carry sharp swords, and feast on food and drink. They possess more than they can spend. This is called the vanity of robbers. It is certainly not the 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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