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" 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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" Great indeed is the sublimity of the Creative, to which all beings owe their beginning and which permeates all heaven. "

" 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. "

" The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, The more he gives to others, the more he gets himself. The Way of Heaven does one good but never does one harm. The Way of the sage is to act but not to compete. "

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

" He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened. "

" Man takes his law from the Earth; the Earth takes its law from Heaven; Heaven takes its law from the Tao. The law of the Tao is its being what it is. "

" Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like. "

" 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. "

" At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want. "

" If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading. "

" He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still. "

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

" In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it. "

" To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. "

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

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

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

" From caring comes courage. "

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

" He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough. "

Enough Is Enough

" Heaven is long-enduring, and earth continues long. The reason why heaven and earth are able to endure and continue thus long is because they do not live of, or for, themselves. "

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

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

" He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty. "

" Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. "