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...the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
To understand the limitation of things, desire them.
Yet mystery and reality emerge from the same source.
I am at peace, and people become fair by themselves.
Pounding an edge to sharpness will not make it last.
Let people take death seriously, and not travel far.
Those who die without being forgotten get longevity.
All things flourish, and each returns to its source.
Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
If you are untrustworthy, people will not trust you.
Going on means going far, going far means returning.
A good door needs no lock, still it can't be opened.
Treat the large as the small and the few as the many.
We are all capable of much more than we think we are.
Realize thy Simple Self, Embrace thy Original Nature.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
Governing a large state is like boiling a small fish.
He (the Sage) does not show off, therefore he shines.
When men lack a sense of awe, there will be disaster.
The leader's main job is to make themselves obsolete.
Be still like a mountain and flow like a great river.
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
The skillful traveller leaves no traces of his wheels.
Everything will settle in its own place automatically.
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.
Attain utmost emptiness. Abide in steadfast stillness.
Without stepping out the door, you can know the world.
Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.
By not claiming to be first in the world one can rule.
He who knows enough is enough will always have enough.
The more we give to others, the more we are increased.
The eternal void is filled with infinite possibilities
When much virtue is achieved, nothing is not overcome.
Goodness strives not, and therefore it is not rebuked.
He who walks on tip-toe does not walk on solid ground.
To know one's ignorance is the best part of knowledge.
Without law or compulsion, men would dwell in harmony.
When family ties are disturbed, devoted children arise.
If you really want everything, then give up everything.
The sage attends to the belly, and not to what he sees.
To joy in conquest is to joy in the loss of human life.
If you can find true contentment, it will last forever.
I do not act, and people become reformed by themselves.
If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
The wise man puts himself last and finds himself first.
Practice not-doing and everything will fall into place.
Those who know do not talk. Those who talk do not know.
The one who is filled by virtue is like a newborn baby.
People are born soft and weak. They die hard and stiff.