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"Men of stamina, knowing the way of life, Steadily keep to it; Unstable men, knowing the way of life, Keep to it or not according to occasion; Stupid men, knowing the way of life And having once laughed at it, laugh again the louder. If you need to be sure which way is right, you can tell by their laughing at it. They fling the old charges: 'A wick without oil,' 'For every step forward a step or two back.' To such laughers a level road looks steep, Top seems bottom, 'White appears black, 'Enough is a lack,' Endurance is a weakness, Simplicity a faded flower. But eternity is his who goes straight round the circle, Foundation is his who can feel beyond touch, Harmony is his who can hear beyond sound, Pattern is his who can see beyond shape: Life is his who can tell beyond words Fulfillment of the unfulfilled."
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Author
Lao TzuBook
Tao Te Ching
Version: 10