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"Take emptiness to the limit; Maintain tranquility in the center. The ten thousand things—side-by-side they arise; And by this I see their return. Things [come forth] in great numbers; Each one returns to its root. This is called tranquility. "Tranquility"—This means to return to your fate. To return to your fate is to be constant; To know the constant is to be wise. Not to know the constant is to be reckless and wild; If you're reckless and wild, your actions will lead to misfortune. To know the constant is to be all-embracing; To be all-embracing is to be impartial; To be impartial is to be kingly; To be kingly is to be [like] Heaven; To be [like] Heaven is to be [one with] the Dao; If you're [one with] the Dao, to the end of your days you'll suffer no harm."
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Lao TzuBook
Tao Te Ching
Version: 8