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Truly, only those who see illness as illness can avoid illness.
The wise cares about everyone, and he becomes an example to all.
Water benefits the ten thousand things and does not oppose them.
The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
If people are not afraid of dying, why threaten them with death?
The most complete seems lacking. Yet in use it is not exhausted.
He who possess virtue in abundance may be compared to an infant.
In the world there are four greats, and the king is one of them.
Seek not happiness too greedily and be not fearful of happiness.
Those who are right do not argue. Those who argue are not right.
He does not struggle with anyone - thus no one can vanquish him.
Marriage is three parts love and seven parts forgiveness of sins.
The Way is eternal. Until your last day, you are free from peril.
The subtlest of subtleties, this is the gateway to all mysteries.
The best of all rulers is but a shadowy presence to his subjects.
Let your workings remain a mystery. Just show people the results.
Conclusions are ignorance arrested on the path to less ignorance.
Heaven's Way gives no favors. It always remains with good people.
It is wisdom to know others. It is enlightenment to know oneself.
The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.
Because he is a living divinity, when he acts, the universe acts.
When the hares have all been caught, the hunting dogs are cooked.
That which offers no resistance can enter where there is no space.
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
That which offers no resistance, overcomes the hardest substances.
Though tightly the net of words forms, how surely truth slips out.
The master understands that the universe is forever out of control
A good traveler leaves no tracks. Good speech lacks fault-finding.
Other people are occupied, I alone am unwilling, like the outcast.
You cannot receive what you don't give. Outflow determines inflow.
Attending fully and becoming supple, Can you be as a newborn babe?
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
If you want to accord with the Tao, just do your job, then let go.
He who holds balance...has attained the highest post in the world.
Those who know are not learned. Those who are learned do not know.
Cut out doors and windows for the house. The holes make it useful.
The real key to health and happiness and success is self knowledge
The Way to Heaven has no favorites. It is always with the good man.
Intelligent people know others. Enlightened people know themselves.
In the Universe the difficult things are done as if they were easy.
The one who does not stray away from her/his nature will live long.
Without desire there is stillness, and the world settles by itself.
Things are not worth attending to, yet they have to be attended to.
The best way to manage anything is by making use of its own nature.
Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
When leading people and serving Heaven, nothing exceeds moderation.
The True Person avoids extremes, self-indulgence, and extravagance.
Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
Heaven and Earth are not kind. They regard all things as offerings.