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"A man is born gentle and weak;
At his death he is hard and stiff.
All things, including the grass and trees, are soft and pliable in life; dry and brittle in death."

"The hard and stiff will be broken;
The soft and supple will prevail."

"I can keep on giving because there is no end to my wealth. I am pleased to offer my surpluses to others."

"I want to think like God thinks, to act as God acts, to live a God-Realigned life."

"Knowing ignorance is strength."
"Ignoring knowledge is sickness."

"Only when we are sick of our sickness shall we cease to be sick.
The sage is not sick but is sick of sickness.
This is the secret of health."

"People usually fail when they are on the verge of success. So give us much care at the end as the beginning then there will be no failure."

"Because I know that I do not know, I am guided to find my own way."

"A Good soldier is not violent.
A Good fighter is not angry.
Good winners do not compete/contend.
Good employers serve their workers.
The best leader follows the will of the people."

Take on difficulties while they are still easy; Do great things while they still are small.
The sage does not attempt anything very big and thus achieves greatness.
If you agree too easily, you will be little trusted; because the sage always confronts difficulties he never experiences them."

"I am like a great wave of energy that illuminates a room. Everyone sees the light and becomes affected."

"Those who know do not talk.
Those who talk do not know.
The less I care about the approval of others, the more approval I receive."

"I see simplicity in the complicated, I do great things while they are small.
I can get anywhere from here."

"By not wanting there is calm, and the world will straighten itself. When there is silence, one finds the anchor of the universe within oneself."

I let go of my need for more, and live in a state of pure gratitude. Giving is replacing my demand for more.

"I trust in the perfect goodness of the Tao to guide and direct me wherever it will. I allow my thoughts and ideas to be carried by the great wave of the Tao."

"I am replacing my desire for power over others
With my efforts to understand and master myself in any and all situations.
The things I love... i have to learn to leave alone."

"Showing off does not reveal enlightenment.
Boasting will not produce accomplishment.
He who is self righteous is not respected.
He who brags will not endure."

"I come from greatness. I attract greatness. I am greatness."

"I allow my highest nature to come forward by bringing love to the places where I used to live in hatred."

"The great leader speaks little.
He never speaks carelessly.
He works without self interest and leaves no trace.
When all is finished, the people say "we did it ourselves."

"Boasting and showing off are examples of superfluous excesses these practices must be uprooted, thrown out and left behind forever."

"The master observes the world but trusts his inner vision.
He allows things to come and go
He prefers what I'd within to what is without."
"I see myself as everything I love myself as everyone."

"Why does high status greatly afflict your person?
The reason we have alot of trouble
Is that we have selves.
If we had no selves,
What trouble would we have?"

"I see myself as everything I love myself as everyone."