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"In nourishing the soul and embracing the One - can you do it without letting them leave? In concentrating your breath and making it soft - can you [make it like that of] a child? In cultivating and cleaning your profound mirror - can you do it so that it has no blemish? In loving the people and giving life to the state - can you do it without using knowledge? In opening and closing the gates of Heaven - can you play the part of the female? In understanding all within the four reaches - can you do it without using knowledge? Give birth to them and nourish them. Give birth to them but don't try to own them; Help them to grow but don't rule them. This is called Profound Virtue."
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Lao TzuBook
Tao Te Ching
Version: 8