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People in their handling of

People in their handling 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.
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The sage wears clothes of

The sage wears clothes of coarse cloth but carries jewels in his bosom He knows himself but does not display himself He loves himself but does not hold himself in high esteem.
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The Eternal generates the One.

The Eternal generates the One. The One generates the Two. The Two generates the Three. The Three generates all things.
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The highest goodness is like

The highest goodness is like water. Water benefits all things and does not compete. It stays in the lowly places which others despise. Therefore it is near The Eternal.
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A tree trunk the size

A tree trunk the size of a man grows from a blade as thin as a hair. A tower nine stories high is built from a small heap of earth.
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The heavy is the root

The heavy is the root of the light. The tranquil is the ruler of the hasty.
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Pride attaches undue importance to

Pride attaches undue importance to the superiority of one's status in the eyes of others And shame is fear of humiliation at one's inferior status in the estimation of others. When one sets his heart on being highly esteemed, and achieves such rating, then he is automatically involved in fear of losing his status.
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The men who are great

The men who are great live with that which is substantial, they do not stay with that which is superficial they abide with realities, they remain not with what is showy. The one they discard, the other they hold.
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A scholar who cherishes the

A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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All things in the world

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