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Unselfishness

"Heaven is eternal and Earth is lasting. How can they be eternal and lasting? Because they do not live for themselves. That is how they can be eternal. Therefore: The sage puts himself last and becomes the first, Neglects himself and is preserved. Is it not because he is unselfish that he fulfills himself?"

Author

Lao Tzu

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English

"Heaven is eternal and Earth is lasting. How can they be eternal and lasting? Because they do not live for themselves. That is how they can be eternal. Therefore: The sage puts himself last and becomes the first, Neglects himself and is preserved. Is it not because he is unselfish that he fulfills himself?"

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