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The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal Name.: Lao-Tzu (604 BC - 531 BC), Tao Te Ching
The journey of a thousand leagues begins from beneath your feet.: Lao-Tzu (604 BC - 531 BC)
The good man is the teacher of the bad, And the bad is the material from which the good may learn. He who does not value the teacher, Or greatly care for the material, Is greatly deluded although he may be learned. Such is the essential mystery.: Lao-Tzu (604 BC - 531 BC)
A good manager is best when people barely know that he exists. Not so good when people obey and acclaim him. Worse when they despise him.: Lao-Tzu (604 BC - 531 BC)
Arms are instruments of ill omen. . . . When one is compelled to use them, it is best to do so without relish. There is no glory in victory, and to glorify it despite this is to exult in the killing of men. . . . When great numbers of people are killed, one should weep over them with sorrow. When victorious in war, one should observe mourning rites.: Lao-Tzu (604 BC - 531 BC)
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.: Lao-Tzu (604 BC - 531 BC)
The softest things in the world to overcome the hardest things in the world.: Lao-Tzu (604 BC - 531 BC)

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