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Arms are instruments of ill omen, not the instruments of the gentleman. When one is compelled to use them, it is best to do so without relish.
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The (method of) correction shall by a turn become distortion, and the good in it shall by a turn become evil.
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Abandon fancy theologies and imaginary ideas and do some ordinary daily work... {Engage in this work with} unswerving kindness and unending patience.
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The best of all rulers is but a shadowy presence to his subjects.
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Lay plans for the accomplishment of the difficult before it becomes difficult; make something big by starting with it when small.
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He who knows how to be aggressive, and yet remains patient, becomes a receptacle for all of Nature's lessons.
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Attending fully and becoming supple, Can you be as a newborn babe?
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When two opposing sides meet in battle, the one without an enemy will be victorious.
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Always without desire we must be found, If its deep mystery we would sound; But if desire always within us be, Its outer fringe is all that we shall see.
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In caring for others and serving heaven,
There is nothing like using restraint.
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Lao Tzu
Born:
604 BC
Died:
531 BC
(aged 73)
Bio:
Laozi was an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer. He is known as the reputed author of the Tao Te Ching and the founder of philosophical Taoism, and as a deity in religious Taoism and traditional Chinese religions.
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Tao Te Ching
The Way and Its Power
Tao: The Way
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