"Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river."
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"The superior student listens to the Way and follows it closely. The average student listens to the Way and follows some and some not. The lesser student listens to the Way and laughs out loud. If there were no laughter it would not be the Way."
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"There is no calamity greater than lightly engaging in war."
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"To be learned, add something each day. To be enlightened drop something each day."
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"A tree that can fill the span of a man's arms grows from a downy tip; A terrace nine stories high rises from level earth; A journey of a thousand miles starts from beneath one's feet."
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"A tree that is unbending, is easily broken."
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"The world's beginning is its mother. To have found the mother is also to know the children. Although you know the children, cling to the mother. Until your last day you will not be harmed."
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"The greatest revelation is stillness."
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"He who overcomes others has force; he who overcomes himself is strong."
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"Use your light, but dim your brightness."
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"Life and death are one thread."
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"[The Master] doesn't glitter like a jewel... [but is] as rugged and common as a stone."
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"To lead people, walk behind them."
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"If you tell me, I will listen. If you show me, I will see. If you let me experience, I will learn!"
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"If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you forever."
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"Knowing constancy, the mind is open. With an open mind, you will be openhearted. Being openhearted you will act royally. Being royal, you will attain the divine. Being divine, you will be at one with the Tao. Being at one with the Tao is eternal. Though the body dies, the Tao will never pass away."
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"Knowledge of the eternal is all-embracing. To be all-embracing leads to righteousness, which is majestic."
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"When everyone in the world sees beauty, then ugly exists."
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"Those who boast are not respected."
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"Can you let go of words and ideas, attitudes and expectations? If so, then the Tao will loom into view."
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