Man becomes the master of difficult situations by refusing the assistance of weak men. He relies on his own strength of character.
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When thunder comes it relieves the tension and promotes positive action. Music can do the same by making people enthusiastic and united together. When used to promote good it brings them closer to heaven.I Ching
Defeat ensues when others interfere with the authority of the chosen leader. Divided command is often fatal.
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The Laws of Nature are such that things at their peak must decline and those at their lowest point must rise up, just as the sun and moon follow one another ceaselessly through the skies. Man also follows these laws.
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Bit by bit the man achieves success. This should be valued but not pushed too far. When the moon is full, waning is inevitable. Quiescence is in order.
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On average, an infant laughs nearly two hundred times a day an adult, only twelve. Maybe they are laughing so much because they are looking at us. To be able to preserve joyousness of heart and yet to be concerned in thought in this way we can determine good fortune and misfortune on earth, and bring to perfection everything on earth.
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The Creative knows the great beginnings. The receptive completes the finished things.
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