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Let there be a small country with few people . . .
Though neighboring communities overlook one another and the crowing of cocks and barking of dogs can be heard,
Yet the people there may grow old and die without ever visiting one another.


Lao-Tzu

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Hope is as hollow as fear.
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blunt your sharpness,
untie your knots,
LAO TZU The further one goes, the less one knows.
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LAO TZU Give evil nothing to oppose
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LAO TZU Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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If you understand yourself you are illuminated.
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LAO TZU Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.
LAO TZU When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect ...
LAO TZU Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lack...
LAO TZU Without stirring abroad, One can know the whole world; Without looking out of the window One can see...
LAO TZU Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest ...
LAO TZU Silence is a source of great strength.
LAO TZU Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it.
LAO TZU Stop thinking, and end your problems.
LAO TZU Manifest plainness,
Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires.
LAO TZU Love is a decision - not an emotion!
LAO TZU Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.
LAO TZU He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.
LAO TZU Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus go...
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