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I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
When cleverness emerges There is great hypocrisy.
He who knows, knows not. He who knows not, knows.
The world may be known Without leaving the house.
The Way of the Sage is to act but not to compete.
The greatest virtue is to follow the Way utterly.
The usefulness of a pot comes from its emptiness.
He who does not trust enough will not be trusted.
Racing and hunting excite man's heart to madness.
What's the difference between beautiful and ugly?
Those who know when it is enough will not perish.
When people are unsettled, loyal ministers arise.
To delight in conquest is to delight in slaughter.
Between yea and nay, how much difference is there?
Be truly whole, and all things will return to you.
If you never assume importance, you never lose it.
Give up learning, and put an end to your troubles.
In stillness the muddied water returns to clarity.
The Way that can be walked is not the eternal Way.
Cultivate virtue in yourself, and it will be true.
When the student is ready the teacher will appear.
To retreat after a work well done is Heaven's Way.
When goodness is lost, it is replaced by morality.
How do I become still? By flowing with the stream.
If you want to become full, let yourself be empty.
Let the country be small, and the inhabitants few.
The biggest in the world is small in its beginning.
He does not praise himself - yet he is respectable.
. . . Intelligence is not the same thing as wisdom.
The soft and weak can overcome the hard and strong.
Be still. Stillness reveals the secrets of eternity
When you accept yourself, the Universe accepts you.
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
Lightly given promises must meet with little trust.
Perfect kindness acts without thinking of kindness.
Take care with the end as you do with the beginning
The wise are not learned, the learned are not wise.
The Way is empty, yet inexhaustible, like an abyss!
If you are at peace, you are living in the present.
He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much.
Even the longest journey must begin where you stand.
Embrace simplicity. Put others first. Desire little.
Taking things lightly must lead to big difficulties.
Those who do not trust enough should not be trusted.
The sage avoids extremity, excess, and extravagance.
With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
Without going outside, you may know the whole world!
The wise man is one who knows what he does not know.
Activity conquers coldness. Stillness conquers heat.
How do I know about the world? By what is within me.