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"Yield and you need not break:' Bent you can straighten, Emptied you can hold, Torn you can mend; And as want can reward you So wealth can bewilder. Aware of this, a wise man has the simple return Which other men seek: Without inflaming himself He is kindled, Without explaining himself Is explained, Without taking credit Is accredited, Laying no claim Is acclaimed And, because he does not compete, Finds peaceful competence. How true is the old saying, 'Yield and you need not break'! How completely it comes home!"
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Lao TzuBook
Tao Te Ching
Version: 10