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Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.

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Stop leaving and you will arrive, stop searching and you will see, stop running away and you will be found.

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The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long.

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The group will not prosper if the leader grabs the lion’s share of the credit for the good work that has been done.

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The leader is a teacher who succeeds without taking credit. And, because credit is not taken, credit is received.

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The moment truth is asserted, it becomes false.

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There is no calamity greater than lavish desires. There is no greater guilt than discontentment. And there is no greater disaster than greed.

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Too much thinking causes confusion and anxiety better to stick with the simplicity of Tao.

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Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained.

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True humility involves opposites. The truly humble work in silence. Because they do not speak of their accomplishments, credit for them can never be taken away.

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