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"He who stands on tiptoe doesn't stand firm. He who rushes ahead doesn't go far. He who tries to shine dims his own light. He who defines himself can't know who he really is. He who has power over others can't empower himself. He who clings to his work will create nothing that endures."
"Use justice to rule a country. Use surprise to wage war. Use non-action to govern the world."
"Not all spiritual paths lead to the harmonious Oneness. Indeed, most are detours and distractions, nothing more."
"The Master's power is like this. He lets all things come and go effortlessly, without desire. He never expects results; thus he is never disappointed. He is never disappointed; thus his spirit never grows old."
"In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart."
"He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful."
"Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment."
"One cannot reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others."
"If you want to become full, let yourself be empty."
"Health is the greatest possession."
"Empty yourself of everything. Let the mind become still. The ten thousand things rise and fall while the Self watches their return. They grow and flourish and then return to the source. Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature."
"As long as we have hope, we have direction, the energy to move, and the map to move by. We have a hundred alternatives, a thousand paths and an infinity of dreams. Hopeful, we are halfway to where we want to go; hopeless, we are lost forever."
"True perfection seems imperfect, yet it is perfectly itself. True fullness seems empty, yet it is fully present. True straightness seems crooked. True wisdom seems foolish. True art seems artless. The Master allows things to happen. She shapes events as they come. She steps out of the way and lets the Tao speak for itself."
"Knowing that you do not know is the best. Not knowing that you do not know is an illness."
"Throw away profit and greed, and there won't be any thieves."
"There is no illusion great than fear."
"Sometimes gain comes from losing, and sometimes loss comes from gaining."
"Leadership is your ability to hide your panic from others."
"If you are at peace, you are living in the present."
"To know that you do not know is the best. To pretend to know when you do not know is a disease."