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"Thirty spokes converge at a single hub; It is the vacancy that begets the vehicle's usefulness. Mix clay to make a vessel; It is the vacancy that makes the vessel useful. Cut out the doors and windows to make a room; It is the vacancy that constitutes the usefulness of the room. Therefore, that which is there is an advantage, But it's vacancy is what is useful."
Author
Lao TzuAll Translations
English
"Thirty spokes converge at a single hub; It is the vacancy that begets the vehicle's usefulness. Mix clay to make a vessel; It is the vacancy that makes the vessel useful. Cut out the doors and windows to make a room; It is the vacancy that constitutes the usefulness of the room. Therefore, that which is there is an advantage, But it's vacancy is what is useful."
Hungarian
"Harminc küllő együtt egy kerék. Mi haszna, ha nincs közöttük térség? Agyagból formálódik korongon a cserép. Mi haszna, ha nincs belül üresség? A ház köré ajtó, ablak von keretet. Haszna még sincs, ha nem zár körbe teret. Éppígy: a lét biztosítja a hasznosságot, míg a nem-lét nyújtja a használhatóságot.*"