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Nature is not human hearted
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished
Music in the soul can be heard by the universe
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 and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides
Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love
It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins
In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it
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
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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