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Cultivate Virtue

"What is well planted will not be uprooted. What is well held will not escape. Children and grandchildren will not cease to praise it. Cultivate virtue in yourself, And it will be true. Cultivate virtue in the family, And it will be overflowing. Cultivate virtue in the town, And it will be lasting. Cultivate virtue in the country, And it will be abundant. Cultivate virtue in the world, And it will be universal. Therefore: See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world. How do I know that the world is such? By this."

Author

Lao Tzu

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English

"What is well planted will not be uprooted. What is well held will not escape. Children and grandchildren will not cease to praise it. Cultivate virtue in yourself, And it will be true. Cultivate virtue in the family, And it will be overflowing. Cultivate virtue in the town, And it will be lasting. Cultivate virtue in the country, And it will be abundant. Cultivate virtue in the world, And it will be universal. Therefore: See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world. How do I know that the world is such? By this."

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