"He does not seek power - yet people follow him."
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"A good speaker does not stutter."
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"To retreat after a work well done is Heaven's Way."
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"Cultivate virtue in yourself, and it will be true."
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"I alone am different from the others, because I am nourished by the great mother."
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"That, which others compress - will widen up and open. That, which others weaken - will strengthen. That, which others destroy - will blossom. Whoever wished to take something from the other, will inevitably loose his own."
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"The sage embraces the one, and is an example to the world."
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"I do not know its name. I call it the Way. For the lack of better words I call it great."
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"To know others is to have knowledge. To know yourself is to be enlightened."
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"He who holds balance...has attained the highest post in the world."
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"There is no greater mistake than to make light of an enemy By making light of an enemy many a kingdom has been lost."
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"If your virtue is especially radiant, it can be possible to open a pathway to the subtle realm and receive these celestial teachings directly from the immortals."
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"There is nothing softer and weaker than water, and yet there is nothing better for attacking hard and strong things."
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"The supreme rulers are hardly known by their subjects. The lesser are loved and praised. The even lesser are feared. The least are despised."
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"When the sage stands above people, they are not oppressed. When he leads people, they are not obstructed. The world will exalt him and not grow tired of him."
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"The rigid tree will be felled."
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"Those who are unswerving have resolve"
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"Being a model to the world, eternal virtue will never falter in you, and you return to the boundless."
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"A good counter needs no calculator."
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"Seal the openings, shut the doors, and until your last day you will not be exhausted. Widen the openings, interfere, and until your last day you will not be safe."
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