Tao Te Ching

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Art of Worldly Wisdom
Chapter 88
Discerning Attention

Watch carefully over the details of life always avoiding pettiness and elevating your interactions. But take a more tolerant view of others without prying into unpleasant matters. Superficial chattering always annoys and becomes harmful when hovering around unpleasant topics. Often the most wise and skillful response rests in pretending to not notice. Most irritations stay small when not attended to, expand when focused on.

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