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"In governing people and in serving heaven, nothing compares with frugality. Frugality is "to acquire the habit early." "To acquire the habit early" stresses accumulating Te. There is nothing which cannot be overcome, by stressing the accumulation of Te. If there is nothing which cannot be overcome, Then one's limits are unfathomable. If one's limits are unfathomable, one can rule a state. If one can arrive at the Mother of the State, one can endure. This is called "deeply rooted and firmly seated." It is the Tao of longevity and lasting vision."
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Lao TzuAll Translations
"In governing people and in serving heaven, nothing compares with frugality. Frugality is "to acquire the habit early." "To acquire the habit early" stresses accumulating Te. There is nothing which cannot be overcome, by stressing the accumulation of Te. If there is nothing which cannot be overcome, Then one's limits are unfathomable. If one's limits are unfathomable, one can rule a state. If one can arrive at the Mother of the State, one can endure. This is called "deeply rooted and firmly seated." It is the Tao of longevity and lasting vision."
"Kinek az ország kormányzása s az ég szolgálata a sorsa, annak az erény felhalmozása idejekorán, a legfontosabb dolga. A felhalmozott erény legyőzhetetlen, a legyőzhetetlen határa ismeretlen. Ezzel az ország birtokban tartható. Ha a kormányzó jin anyát követi, minden cselekedete maradandó, így országát biztos alapra fekteti, s mély gyökere az örökké létező tao."