"Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man's tools. He uses them only when he has no choice."
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"Seek not happiness too greedily and be not fearful of happiness."
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"I do not interfere, and people become rich by themselves."
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"Those who praise themselves do not prevail."
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"Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself."
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"What is a good man but a bad man's teacher? What is a bad man but a good man's job? If you do not remember this, You will get lost, No matter how intelligent you are. It is the great secret."
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"Be truly whole, and all things will return to you."
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"It is hidden but always present."
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"...The sage, traveling all day, Does not lose sight of his baggage. Though there are beautiful things to be seen, He remains unattached and calm."
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"My own words are not the medicine, but a prescription; not the destination, but a map to help you reach it. When you get there, quiet your mind and close your mouth. Don't analyze the Tao. Strive instead to live it: silently, undividedly, with your whole harmonious being."
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"If you scramble about in search of inner peace, you will lose your inner peace."
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"The way is light and fluid for the man with no preferences."
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"If you see what is small as it sees itself, and accept what is weak for what strength it has, and use what is dim for the light it gives then all will go well. This is called Acting Naturally."
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"The great Way is very straight, but people prefer to deviate."
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"The sage never strives for greatness, and can therefore accomplish greatness."
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"Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions."
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"Simple, like uncarved wood."
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"People turn their eyes and ears to him (the sage), and the sage cares for them like his own children."
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"Knowing the bright, but clinging to the dark, you become a model to the world."
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"If I have just an ounce of sense, I follow the great Way, and fear only to stray from it."
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