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To lead, one must follow.

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To manage your mind, know that there is nothing, and then relinquish all attachment to nothingness.

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To produce things and to rear them, To produce, but not to take possession of them, To act, but not to rely on one’s own ability, To lead them, but not to master them – This is called profound and secret virtue.

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To understand the limitation of things, desire them.

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To want to rule the world is to want to pamper this body. When you don’t prize this body, you don’t want to rule the world.

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Truly, only acting without thought of one’s life is superior to valuing one’s life.

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Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation.

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Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good.

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Two names emerge from a single origin and both are called mysterious.

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Wasting energy to obtain rare objects only impedes one’s growth.

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