To have little is to possess. To have plenty is to be perplexed.
Lao Tzu
Without going out-of-doors, one can know all he needs to know. Without even looking out of his window, one can grasp the nature of everything. Without going beyond his own nature, one can achieve ultimate wisdom. Therefore, the intelligent man knows all he needs to know without going away, And sees all he needs to see without looking elsewhere, And does all he needs to do wihout undue exertion.
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Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.
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He who knows enough is enough will always have enough.
He who knows does not speak. He who speaks does not know.
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He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.
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To produce things and to rear them, To produce, but not to take possession of them, To act, but not to rely on one's own ability, To lead them, but not to master them - This is called profound and secret virtue.
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The Way of Heaven is to benefit others and not to injure. The Way of the sage is to act but not to compete.
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When armies are mobilized and issues are joined, The man who is sorry over the fact will win.
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To know that you do not know is the best. To pretend to know when you do not know is a disease.
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The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world. Through this I know the advantage of taking no action.
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I have three treasures. Guard and keep them The first is deep love, The second is frugality, And the third is not to dare to be ahead of the world. Because of deep love, one is courageous. Because of frugality, one is generous. Because of not daring to be ahead of the world, one becomes the leader of the world.
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The best man is like water. Water is good it benefits all things and does not compete with them. It dwells in lowly places that all disdain. This is why it is so near to Tao.
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Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires.
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It is the Vague and Elusive. Meet it and you will not see its head. Follow it and you will not see its back.
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