"As soon as rules were made, names were given. There are already many names. One must know when it is enough."
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"In lightness the root is lost. In haste the ruler is lost."
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"Can you gather your vital breath and yet be tender like a newborn baby?"
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"A great country is like the lower outlet of a river. It is the world's meeting ground, the world's female."
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"Understanding others is knowledge, Understanding oneself is enlightenment; Conquering others is power, Conquering oneself is strength."
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"Much knowledge will corrupt the heart,/When partly understood,/And so the people grow too smart,/But neither wise nor good."
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"Approach the universe with Tao, And evil will have no power. Not that evil is not powerful, But its power will not be used to harm others."
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"The fish cannot leave the deep waters. The state's weaponry should not be displayed."
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"Let people take death seriously, and not travel far."
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"The hard and stiff are death's companions. The soft and weak are life's companions."
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