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Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.

Motivational Journey Great Step

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

Love Strength Courage You Loved

A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.

Work Leadership Best Leader

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

Wisdom Journey Step Begins

I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.

Wisdom Patience Simplicity Compassion

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

Life Reality Life Is A Way

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.

Love Kindness Confidence Thinking

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

Nature Everything Hurry Accomplished

Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy.

Inspirational Health Confidence Joy

Nature is not human hearted.

Nature Human Hearted

Top 10
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The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.

Growth Key Awareness Introduction

When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.

Yourself Respect You Will

Silence is a source of great strength.

Strength Silence Great Source

Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.

You World Way Nothing

In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.

Life Work Family Wisdom

To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.

Inspirational Mind Universe Still

Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.

Strength Yourself Power True

Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.

Wisdom Yourself Enlightenment Others

Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.

Water Nothing More Than Flexible

Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.

Life Death Life And Death Different

When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.

I Am Go Become Let Go

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.

Good Honesty Treat Goodness

The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.

Yourself Be Yourself You White

When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.

Shadow Truth Beginning Lost

If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.

Change You May End Direction

Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict, don't have knowledge.

Knowledge Predict Who Those

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