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"One may move so well that a foot-print never shows, Speak so well that the tongue never slips, Reckon so well that no counter is needed, Seal an entrance so tight, though using no lock, That it cannot be opened, Bind a hold so firm, though using no cord, That it cannot be untied. And these are traits not only of a sound man But of many a man thought to be unsound. A sound man is good at salvage, At seeing that nothing is lost. Having what is called insight, A good man, before he can help a bad man, Finds in himself the matter with the bad man. And whichever teacher Discounts the lesson Is as far off the road as the other, Whatever else he may know. That is the heart of it."
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Author
Lao TzuBook
Tao Te Ching
Version: 10