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Without desire there is stillness, and the world settles by itself.

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When the world is ruled according to the Way, the ghosts lose their power. The ghosts do not really lose their power, but it is not used to harm people.

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Confidence is the greatest friend.

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Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict, don't have knowledge.

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A man's excellence is like that of water; It benefits all things without striving; It takes to the low places shunned by men. Water is akin to Tao. . . . In all the earth nothing weaker than water, Yet in attacking the hard, nothing superior, Nothing so certain in wearing down strength: There is no way to resist it. Note then: The weak conquer the strong, The yielding outlast the aggressors.

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The sense organs, which are limited in scope and ability, randomly gather information. This partial information is arranged into judgments, which are based on previous judgments, which are usually based on someone else's foolish ideas. These false concepts and ideas are then stored in a highly selective memory system.

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We join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center hole that makes the wagon move.

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He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.

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Use justice to rule a country. Use surprise to wage war. Use non-action to govern the world.

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Keep your mouth shut, and close up the doors of sight and sound, and as long as you live you will have no vexation. But open your mouth, or become inquisitive, and you will be in trouble all your life long.

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Battles are followed by years of famine.

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To the good I would be good; to the not-good I would also be good, in order to make them good.

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The group will not prosper if the leader grabs the lion's share of the credit for the good work that has been done.

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The greatest virtue is to follow the Way utterly.

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The superior leader keeps informed about everything but interferes hardly at all.

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When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish.

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Can you care for the people and rule the country and not be cunning?

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Racing through the field and hunting make the mind wild.

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Although he travels all day, the sage never loses sight of his luggage carts.

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Trustable words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not trustable.

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