"Good men are bad men's instructors, And bad men are good men's materials."
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"When the Way is lost there is virtue. When virtue is lost there is benevolence. When benevolence is lost there is righteousness. When righteousness is lost there are rituals."
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"Nature is not human hearted."
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"Other people are joyous, like on the feast of the ox, like on the way up to the terrace in the spring. I alone am inert, giving no sign, like a newborn baby who has not learned to smile."
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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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"Practice non-action. Work without doing."
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"Gentleness brings victory to him who attacks, and safety to him who defends. Those whom Heaven would save, it fences round with gentleness."
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"Thus it is that "Some things are increased by being diminished, others are diminished by being increased." What others have taught, I also teach; verily, I will make it the root of my teaching."
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"The Way of Heaven does not complete, and yet it skillfully achieves victory. It does not speak, and yet it skillfully responds to things. It comes to you without your invitation."
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"Those who stand on their toes are not steady."
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"One's own self or material goods, which has more worth? Loss (of self) or possession (of goods), which is the greater evil? He who loves most, spends most, He who hoards much loses much"
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"The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'"
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"When cleverness emerges There is great hypocrisy."
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"The Way that can be walked is not the eternal Way."
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"Through return to simple living comes control of desires. In control of desires stillness is attained. In stillness the world is restored."
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"The highest truth cannot be put into words."
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"The words of truth are always paradoxical."
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"Correct becomes defect. Good becomes ominous. People's delusions have certainly lasted long."
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"Because he (the Sage) demands no honor, he will never be dishonored."
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"Meet the big while it is small."
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