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"Of old, these attained the One: Heaven attaining the One Became clear. Earth attaining the One Became stable. Spirits attaining the One Became sacred. Valleys attaining the One Became bountiful. Myriad beings attaining the One Became fertile. Lords and kings attaining the One Purified the world. If Heaven were not clear It might split. If Earth were not stable It might erupt. If spirits were not sacred They might fade. If valleys were not bountiful They might wither. If myriad beings were not fertile, They might perish. If rulers and lords were not noble, They might stumble. Therefore, Noble has humble as its root, High has low as its foundation. Rulers and lords call themselves Poor and lonely orphans. Isn't this using humility as a root? They use many carriages But have no carriage; They do not desire to glisten like jade But drop like a stone."