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Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone
deeply gives you courage.

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Simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world.

Laozi,Tao Te Ching
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The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

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Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true
wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true
power. If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich.

Laozi,Tao Te Ching
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A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.

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Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist
them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things
flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

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Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.

Laozi,Tao Teh Ching
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When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or
compete, everyone will respect you.

Laozi,Lao Tsu: Tao Te Ching
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When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.

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The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.

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Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time,' is like saying,
'I don't want to.

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The best fighter is never angry.

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Because one believes in oneself, one doesn't try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn't need others' approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.

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Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.

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A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live.

Laozi,Lao Tsu: Tao Te Ching
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Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become
actions. Watch your actions; they become habit.  Watch your habits;
they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

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Be content with what you have;
rejoice in the way things are.
When you realize there is nothing lacking,
the whole world belongs to you.

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Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and
fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your
dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate
success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an
opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture
your dream.

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Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

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At the center of your being
you have the answer;
you know who you are
and you know what you want.

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Stop thinking, and end your problems.

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Silence is a source of Great Strength.

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Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates
profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.

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If you understand others you are smart.
If you understand yourself you are illuminated.
If you overcome others you are powerful.
If you overcome yourself you have strength.
If you know how to be satisfied you are rich.
If you can act with vigor, you have a will.
If you don't lose your objectives you can be long-lasting.
If you die without loss, you are eternal.
Laozi,Tao Te Ching
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Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water
is clear?

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Manifest plainness,
Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires.

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If you are depressed you are living in the past.
If you are anxious you are living in the future.
If you are at peace you are living in the present.

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Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.

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Act without expectation.

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The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.

Laozi,Te Tao Ching
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