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Caigentan 74. The rigorous dialectic
Repeatedly tempering oneself through the interchange of weal and woe enables one to attain long-term blessings.
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Caigentan 73. Cosmic principles vs. Selfish desires
The path of heavenly principles is wide. Once you set your foot on this path, it takes only a bit of hard thinking for you to become fully enlightened.
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Caigentan 72. Temperament and fortune
When the essence which pervades nature is warm it promotes the growth of the myriad things. When it is cold it tends to destroy the vitality of the myriad things.
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Caigentan 70. The alchemy of inner climate
Man cannot seize happiness; it is only by preserving a happy frame of mind that the essence of happiness can be summoned.
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Caigentan 69. Triad of self-defeating traits
An irascible person is like a raging fire; whatever he encounters he wants to burn it up.