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"There are those who will conquer the world And make of it (what they conceive or desire). I see that they will not succeed. (For) the world is God's own Vessel It cannot be made (by human interference). He who makes it spoils it. He who holds it loses it. For: Some things go forward, Some things follow behind; some blow hot, And some blow cold; Some are strong, And some are weak; Some may break, And some may fall. Hence the Sage eschews excess, eschews extravagance, Eschews pride."
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Lao TzuBook
Tao Te Ching
Version: 4