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"Yield, and become whole, Bend, and become straight. Hollow out, and become filled. Exhaust, and become renewed Small amounts become obtainable, Large amounts become confusing. Therefore the Sage embraces the One, and so is a shepherd fro the whole world. He does not focus on himself and so is brilliant. He does not seek self-justification and so becomes his own evidence. He does not make claims and hence is given the credit. He does not compete with anyone and hence, no-one in the world can compete with him. How can that which the ancients expressed as "yield, and become whole" be meaningless? If wholly sincere, you will return to them."
Author
Lao TzuAll Translations
"Yield, and become whole, Bend, and become straight. Hollow out, and become filled. Exhaust, and become renewed Small amounts become obtainable, Large amounts become confusing. Therefore the Sage embraces the One, and so is a shepherd fro the whole world. He does not focus on himself and so is brilliant. He does not seek self-justification and so becomes his own evidence. He does not make claims and hence is given the credit. He does not compete with anyone and hence, no-one in the world can compete with him. How can that which the ancients expressed as "yield, and become whole" be meaningless? If wholly sincere, you will return to them."
"A nem-teljes kiteljesedik, a görbe kiegyenesedik. Az üres megtelik, az elöregedett újjászületik. A kevés sokat hoz, a sok aztán zavarokat okoz. Ezért a bölcs megőrzi az Egységet, megtestesíti az ég alatti példaképet. Nem mutogatja magát, ezért fényes, nem bizonygatja kiválóságát, ezért ékes. Nem dicsekszik, hogy érdemeket szerzett, nem követel tiszteletet, ezért vezetésre termett. Az ég alattiban nem küzd senkivel, ezért nem képes vele megküzdeni senki sem. Üres szó-e a régiek szerint: a „nem-teljes teljéssé válik megint?” Ami igazán teljes, visszatér az eredethez."