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"The wholeness of life has, from of old, been made manifest in its parts: Clarity has been made manifest in heaven, Firmness in earth, Purity in the spirit, In the valley conception, In the river procreation; And so in a leader ate the people made manifest For wholeness of use. But for clarity heaven would be veiled, But for firmness earth would have crumbled, But for purity spirit would have fumbled, But for conception the valley would have failed, But for procreation the river have run dry; So, save for the people, a leader shall die: Always the low carry the high On a root for growing by. What can stand lofty with no low foundation? No wonder leaders of a land profess Their stature and their station To be servitude and lowliness! If rim and spoke and hub were not, Where would be the chariot? Who will prefer the jingle of jade pendants if He once has heard stone growing in a cliff!"
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Lao TzuBook
Tao Te Ching
Version: 10