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"Thirty spokes surround one nave, the usefulness of the wheel is always in that empty innermost. You fashion clay to make a bowl, the usefulness of the bowl is always in that empty innermost. You cut out doors and windows to make a house, their usefulness to a house is always in their empty space. Therefore profit comes from external form, but usefulness comes from the empty innermost."

Author

Lao Tzu

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English

"Thirty spokes surround one nave, the usefulness of the wheel is always in that empty innermost. You fashion clay to make a bowl, the usefulness of the bowl is always in that empty innermost. You cut out doors and windows to make a house, their usefulness to a house is always in their empty space. Therefore profit comes from external form, but usefulness comes from the empty innermost."

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