Laozi

A tree that cannot bend will crack in the wind. Thus by nature’s own decree, the soft and gentle are triumphant.

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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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A whale out of water is over-run by ants.

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Abandon benevolence, discard duty, and people will return to the family ties.

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Abandon cleverness, discard profit, and thieves and robbers will disappear.

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Abandon knowledge and your worries are over.

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All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small.

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All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.

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All streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power.

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All things arise in unison. Thereby we see their return.

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