"Those who defeat others are strong, those who defeat themselves are mighty."
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"We hammer wood for a house, but it is the inner space that makes it liveable."
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"Peace and quiet govern the world."
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"If Heaven were not clear it might rend. If Earth were not firm it might crumble."
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"Abandon wisdom, discard knowledge, and people will benefit a hundredfold."
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"He who holds on to the Way seeks no excess. Since he lacks excess, he can grow old in no need to be renewed."
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"I have three treasures that I cherish. The first is compassion. The second is moderation. The third is not claiming to be first in the world."
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"Heaven's Way does not contend, yet it certainly triumphs. It does not speak, yet it certainly answers. It does not summon, yet things come by themselves. It seems to be at rest, yet it certainly has a plan."
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"Mold clay into a bowl. The empty space makes it useful."
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"Without stirring abroad, One can know the whole world; Without looking out of the window One can see the way of heaven. The further one goes The less one knows."
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"I do not concern myself with gods and spirits either good or evil nor do I serve any."
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"The longer you travel, the less you know."
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"Man is ruled by Earth. Earth is ruled by Heaven. Heaven is ruled by the Way. The Way is ruled by itself."
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"He who talks more is sooner exhausted."
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"The most complete seems lacking. Yet in use it is not exhausted."
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"The sage is one with the world, and lives in harmony with it."
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"The most able seems clumsy."
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"Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it."
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"Let people return to making knots on ropes, instead of writing."
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"When there is no more separation between 'this' and 'that,' it is called the still-point of the Tao. At the still point in the center of the circle one can see the infinite in all things."
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