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"Heaven's Tao Is a stretched bow, Pulling down on the top Pulling up on the bottom. If it's too much, cut. If it's not enough, Add on to it: Heaven's Tao. The Human Route Is not like this, Depriving the poor, Offering to the rich. Who has a surplus And still offers it to the world? Only those with Tao. Therefore the Sage Acts and expects nothing, Accomplishes and does not linger, Has no desire to seem worthy."

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Lao Tzu

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"Heaven's Tao Is a stretched bow, Pulling down on the top Pulling up on the bottom. If it's too much, cut. If it's not enough, Add on to it: Heaven's Tao. The Human Route Is not like this, Depriving the poor, Offering to the rich. Who has a surplus And still offers it to the world? Only those with Tao. Therefore the Sage Acts and expects nothing, Accomplishes and does not linger, Has no desire to seem worthy."

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