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"The greatest thing seems incomplete yet it never wears out the fullest thing seems empty yet it never runs dry the straightest thing seems crooked the cleverest thing seems clumsy the richest thing seems poor activity overcomes cold stillness overcomes heat who can be perfectly still is able to govern the world"

Author

Lao Tzu

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English

"The greatest thing seems incomplete yet it never wears out the fullest thing seems empty yet it never runs dry the straightest thing seems crooked the cleverest thing seems clumsy the richest thing seems poor activity overcomes cold stillness overcomes heat who can be perfectly still is able to govern the world"

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