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"To hold and fill a cup to overflowing Is not as good as to stop in time. Sharpen a sword edge to its very sharpest, And the (edge) will not last long. When gold and jade fill your hall, You will not be able to keep them. To be proud with honour and wealth Is to cause one's own downfall. withdraw as soon as your work is done. Such is Heaven's Way."
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The Way of Lao Tzu - Tao Te Ching
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