"Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habit."
"Why did the ancients praise the Way? Did they not say it was because you find what you seek and are saved from your wrongdoings?"
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Source: Laozi, D. C. Lau (1989). “Tao Te Ching”, p.61, Chinese University Press
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