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The Clarity of Obscurity

"The greatest virtue is to follow the Way utterly. Its nature is utterly vague and evasive. How evasive and vague! Yet its center has form. How vague and evasive! Yet its center has substance. How deep and obscure! Yet its center has essence. This essence is real, So, its center can be trusted. From now back to antiquity, Its name has not been lost. Thereby, see the origin of all. How do I know it is the origin of all? By this."

Author

Lao Tzu

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"The greatest virtue is to follow the Way utterly. Its nature is utterly vague and evasive. How evasive and vague! Yet its center has form. How vague and evasive! Yet its center has substance. How deep and obscure! Yet its center has essence. This essence is real, So, its center can be trusted. From now back to antiquity, Its name has not been lost. Thereby, see the origin of all. How do I know it is the origin of all? By this."

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