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Those who flow as life flows know they need no other force.
Give evil nothing to oppose and it will disappear by itself.
The softest in the world surpasses the hardest in the world.
Throw away profit and greed, and there won't be any thieves.
If you wish to be out front, then act as if you were behind.
He who accounts all things easy will have many difficulties.
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
Wise travelers always stop short before they come to danger.
Develop the strength of a man, but live as gently as a woman
Do not strive for the shine of jade, but clatter like stone.
Other people have more than they need, I alone seem wanting.
Man's enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
A multitude of words is tiresome, unlike remaining centered.
Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
The scholar gains every day; the man of Tao loses every day.
Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner.
A man is born gentle and weak. At death he is hard and stiff.
Without looking through the window, you can see Heaven's Way.
The great Way is very straight, but people prefer to deviate.
If you want everything, you first have to give everything up.
Great talents ripen late; the highest notes are hard to hear.
Peace and quiet are preferred. Victory should not be praised.
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
A sage is skilled at helping people without excluding anyone.
When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
The sage is one with the world, and lives in harmony with it.
When you are sick of your sickness you will cease to be sick.
The most difficult in the world must be easy in its beginning.
When you are one with loss, the loss is experienced willingly.
Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.
Purity and stillness give the correct law to all under heaven.
Success is as dangerous as failure. Hope is as hollow as fear.
Act non-action; undertake no undertaking; taste the tasteless.
Knowing ignorance is strength; ignoring knowledge is sickness.
When equal armies battle, the grieving one will be victorious.
There is no greater danger than underestimating your opponent.
Can you love or guide someone without any kind of expectation?
When you let go of what you are, you become what you might be.
Geese are white, crows are black. No argument will change this.
For knowledge, add something every day. For wisdom....subtract.
When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish.
When bitter enemies make peace, surely some bitterness remains.
Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
Those who are one with deprivation are deprived of deprivation.
The rigid and big belong below. The soft and weak belong above.
Let people return to making knots on ropes, instead of writing.
The valley spirit never dies. It is called the mystical female.
Can you open and close the gate of Heaven and act like a woman?
If princes and kings were not exalted they might be overthrown.