"Conquering the world and changing it, I do not think it can succeed."
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"By moderation one can be generous."
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"The highest virtue seems as low as a valley."
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"The sage does not strive to be great. Thereby he can accomplish the great."
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"The most fundamental seems fickle."
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"Meet the difficult while it is easy."
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"He (the Sage) does not show off, therefore he shines."
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"High and low rest on each other."
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"Only I am clumsy, like drifting on the waves of the sea, without direction."
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"Those who are self-righteous are not prominent."
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"But if you do not have the Tao yourself, what business have you spending your time in vain efforts to bring corrupt politicians into the right path?"
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"My words are very easy to understand and very easy to practice; but there is no one in the world who is able to understand and practice them."
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"If people are not afraid of dying, why threaten them with death?"
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"The purest white seems stained."
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"The most straight seems curved."
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"Harmony is called the eternal. Knowing the eternal is called clarity."
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"Those who know when to halt are unharmed."
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"The most eloquent seems to stutter."
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"The sage regards things as difficult, and thereby avoids difficulty."
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"Those who are one with deprivation are deprived of deprivation."
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