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"To grasp after until full is not as good as stopping. Measure and fit a crossbrace; It cannot last long. If one's hall is filled with gold and jade, it cannot be safeguarded. If one is wealthy and honoured, pride follows; and one gifts oneself with the faults thereof. When the work is done, retire. This is the Tao of heaven."
Author
Lao TzuAll Translations
English
"To grasp after until full is not as good as stopping. Measure and fit a crossbrace; It cannot last long. If one's hall is filled with gold and jade, it cannot be safeguarded. If one is wealthy and honoured, pride follows; and one gifts oneself with the faults thereof. When the work is done, retire. This is the Tao of heaven."
Hungarian
"Mielőtt a húrt túlfeszíted, jobb, ha elengeded. Ha szerszámod nagyon kiélezed, hamar élét veszted. Arannyal, drágakővel teli terem, nem őrizhető meg sosem. Ha gazdagságot, előkelőséget mutatsz, magadra szerencsétlenséget juttatsz. Amint művedet véghez vitted, vonulj nyomban háttérbe, mert ez az Ég törvénye!"