"The one who can dissolve her mind will suddenly discover the Tao at her feet."
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"The great image lacks shape."
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"The natural laws of the universe are inviolable... what you say and do determines what happens in your life... You are the master of your life and death. What you do is what you are."
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"Deal with difficult tasks while they are easy. Act on large issues while they are small."
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"Words have divided man from woman, one from another, this from that, until only sages know how to put things together. Without words, without even understanding, lovers find each other. The moment of finding is always a surprise, like meeting an old friend never before known."
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"Be humble and you will remain entire. The sages do not display themselves, therefore they shine. They do not approve themselves, therefore they are noted. They do not praise themselves, therefore they have merit. They do not glory in themselves, therefore they excel."
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"All things carry yin and embrace yang. They reach harmony by blending with the vital breath."
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"So the unwanting soul sees what's hidden, and the ever-wanting soul sees only what it wants."
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"Mask your brightness. Be at one with the dust of the earth. This is primal union."
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"What man has more than enough and gives it to the world? Only the man of Tao."
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"Great accomplishment seems imperfect, Yet it does not outlive its usefulness. Great fullness seems empty, Yet it cannot be exhausted."
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"We put thirty spokes to make a wheel: But it is on the hole in the center that the use of the cart hinges. We make a vessel from a lump of clay; But it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful. We make doors and windows for a room; But it is the empty spaces that make the room livable. Thus, while existence has advantages, It is the emptiness that makes it useful."
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"Knowing the future is the flower of the Way, and the beginning of folly."
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"If people do not revere the Law of Nature It will adversely affect them. If they accept It with knowledge and reverence, It will accommodate them with balance and harmony."
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"When the uncarved wood is split, its parts are put to use. When the sage is put to use, he becomes the head."
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"The sage does not attempt anything very big, and thus achieves greatness."
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"Intellectual knowledge exists in and of the brain. Because the brain is part of the body, which must one day expire, this collection of facts, however large and impressive, will expire as well. {But spiritual insight transcends death.}"
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"The way to use life is to do nothing through acting, The way to use life is to do everything through being."
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"There is no greater danger than underestimating your opponent."
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"Governing a large country is like frying a small fish. You spoil it with too much poking."
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