It is because he is thus free from striving that therefore no one in the world is able to strive with him.
("Tao Te Ching")
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Yield and overcome Bend and be straight Empty and be full Wear out and be new Have little and gain Have much and be confused. ... The ancients say, 'Yield and overcome.' Is that an empty saying Be really whole, And all things will come to you.
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For one gains by losing And loses by gaining.
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Why is the sea king of a hundred streams Because it lies below them... If the sage would guide the people, he must serve with humility. If he would lead them, he must follow behind. In this way when the sage rules, the people will not feel oppressed...
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The cleansing of spiritual contamination is accomplished by offering one's talent, resources, and life to the world.
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