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"Tao produced The One The One produced Two Two produced Three Three produced the thousands of things. The thousands of things: Turn their backs on the quiet and dark and embrace the aggressive and bright. An Empty ch'i brings Harmony. What people look down upon: to be orphaned, poor, destitute. But the kings and princes make these names into titles. Yes, things: Sometimes you reduce them, and they are enlarged sometimes you enlarge them, and they are reduced. What another has taught, I also teach: "A violent man will not reach his natural end." I will make of this the father of my teaching."
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Lao TzuBook
Tao Te Ching
Version: 9