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"Be active, with the Activity of Inner Life. Serve, with the Service of Inner Life. Be fragrant, with the Fragrance of Inner Life. The great shall be small, The many shall be few, and Evil shall be recompensed by goodness. Mediate on difficult things till they become easy. Do great deeds till they appear to be small. To serve men in difficult things, We must begin by easy things. To serve men in great things, We must begin by doing small things. That is why the self-controlled man to the end of life does not become great, and thus he can perfect his greatness. The Master has little faith in a quickly mad promise. Many things are easy, many are also difficult. The self-controlled man takes hold of difficulties. To the end of life he solves difficulties in the Inner Life."
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Lao TzuAll Translations
"Be active, with the Activity of Inner Life. Serve, with the Service of Inner Life. Be fragrant, with the Fragrance of Inner Life. The great shall be small, The many shall be few, and Evil shall be recompensed by goodness. Mediate on difficult things till they become easy. Do great deeds till they appear to be small. To serve men in difficult things, We must begin by easy things. To serve men in great things, We must begin by doing small things. That is why the self-controlled man to the end of life does not become great, and thus he can perfect his greatness. The Master has little faith in a quickly mad promise. Many things are easy, many are also difficult. The self-controlled man takes hold of difficulties. To the end of life he solves difficulties in the Inner Life."