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" If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence. "

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" The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own. "

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Enough Is Enough

" 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. "

" Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy. "

" A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving. "

" The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days. "

" 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.' "

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

" I do not concern myself with gods and spirits either good or evil nor do I serve any. "

" He who is contented is rich. "

" All things in the world come from being. And being comes from non-being. "

" Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power. "

" To lead people walk behind them. "

" From caring comes courage. "

" Silence is a source of great strength. "

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

" Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it. "

" Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict, don't have knowledge. "

" The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao; the name that can be named is not the eternal name. The Nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth; the Named is the mother of all things. "

" Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. "

" One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others. "

" How could man rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men? "

" 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. "

" It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins. "

" The people are hungry: It is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes. "