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Know the male, yet keep to
the female: receive the world in your arms. If you receive the world,
the Tao will never leave you and you will be like a little child.
Know the white, yet keep to the black: be a pattern for the world. If
you are a pattern for the world, the Tao will be strong inside you and
there will be nothing you can't do.
- 28
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The
Master doesn't try to be powerful; thus he is truly powerful. The
ordinary man keeps reaching for power; thus he never has enough.
The Master does nothing, yet he leaves nothing undone. The ordinary man
is always doing things, yet many more are left to be done.
- 38
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He who tries to
shine dims his own light. He who defines himself can't know who he
really is. He who has power over others can't empower himself. He who
clings to his work will create nothing that endures.
If you want to accord with the Tao, just do your job, then let go.
- 24
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I
have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures. Simple in actions and in
thoughts, you return to the source of being. Patient with both friends
and enemies, you accord with the way things are. Compassionate toward
yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world.
- 67
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