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" He who knows himself is enlightened. "

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Enough Is Enough

" By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning. "

" To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; Not to realize that you do not understand is a defect. "

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" Because of a great love, one is courageous. "

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" Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. "

" There was something undifferentiated and yet complete, which existed before Heaven and Earth. Soundless and formless, it depends on nothing and does not change. It operates everywhere and is free from danger. It may be considered the mother of the universe. I do not know its name; I call it Tao. "

" If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve. "

" The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, 'We did it ourselves.' "

" Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good. "

" A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves. "

" When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.' "

" Be the chief but never the lord. "

" When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. "

" Sincere words are not fine; fine words are not sincere. "

" I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. "

" One who is too insistent on his own views, finds few to agree with him. "

" If the Great Way perishes there will morality and duty. When cleverness and knowledge arise great lies will flourish. When relatives fall out with one another there will be filial duty and love. When states are in confusion there will be faithful servants. "

" People in their handlings of affairs often fail when they are about to succeed. If one remains as careful at the end as he was at the beginning, there will be no failure. "

" Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides. "

" Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions. "