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That which offers no resistance, overcomes the hardest substances.

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He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much.

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To bear the country's disgrace is to rule the shrines of soil and grain. To bear the country's misfortunes is to be the king of the world.

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To conquer others is to have power, to conquer yourself is to know the way.

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When people do not dread authorities, then a greater dread descends.

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Without desire there is stillness, and the world settles by itself.

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Therefore the Sage embraces Unity, and is a model for all under Heaven. He is free from self-display, therefore he shines forth; from self-assertion, therefore he is distinguished; from self-glorification, therefore he has merit; from self-exaltation, therefore he rises superior to all. Inasmuch as he does not strive, there is no one in the world who can strive with him.

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What is well planted will not be uprooted.

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In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart.

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Returning to the source is serenity.

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He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.

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The weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it.

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Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

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Excellent warriors are not violent.

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A winner listens, a loser just waits until it is their turn to talk.

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The purest white seems stained.

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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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The real key to health and happiness and success is self knowledge

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The higher the sun ariseth, the less shadow doth he cast; even so the greater is the goodness, the less doth it covet praise; yet cannot avoid its rewards in honors.

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Life is going forth; death is returning home.

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