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- Do not look only at yourself, and you will see much. Do not justify yourself, and you will be distinguished. Do not brag, and you…
- Weapons are not proper instruments for gentle people; they use them only when they have no other choice. Peace and quiet are what they value.…
- The people starve because those above them eat too much tax-grain. That is the only reason why they starve.
- So the unwanting soul sees what's hidden, and the ever-wanting soul sees only what it wants.
- The Master doesn't seek fulfillment. For only those who are not full are able to be used which brings the feeling of completeness.
- Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man's tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.
- When the ancient Masters said, "If you want to be given everything, give everything up," they weren't using empty phrases. Only in being lived by…
- Express yourself completely, then keep quiet. Be like the forces of nature: when it blows, there is only wind; when it rains, there is only…
- The Tao is great. The universe is great. Earth is great. Man is great. These are the four great powers. Man follows the earth. Earth…
- The mystical techniques for achieving immortality are revealed only to those who have dissolved all ties to the gross worldly realm of duality, conflict, and…
- Who can enjoy enlightenment and remain indifferent to suffering in the world? This is not in keeping with the Way. Only those who increase their…
- Do not attempt to conquer the world with force, for force only causes resistance.
- The tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao The name that can be named is not the eternal Name. The unnamable is…
- The wise trusts not only to his physical eyes - thus he can see clearly.
- The wise does not think that only he is right -thus he knows the truth.
- Only he who does not seek to be ahead of others is capable of living in harmony with everyone.
- To know how little one knows is to have genuine knowledge. Not to know how little one knows is to be deluded. Only those who…
- The ego is entranced by ... names and ideas... However names and concepts only block your perception of this Great Oneness. Therefore it is wise…
- What man has more than enough and gives it to the world? Only the man of Tao.
- 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…
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