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Integrity

"Those who know it do not speak about it. Those who speak about it do not know it. Seal the openings. Shut the doors. Dull the sharpness. Untie the knots. Dim the light. Become one with the dust. This is called the profound union. Those who obtain it Can neither be seduced nor abandoned. Those who obtain it Can neither be favored nor neglected. Those who obtain it Can neither be honored nor humiliated. Therefore, they are the most esteemed in the world."

Author

Lao Tzu

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English

"Those who know it do not speak about it. Those who speak about it do not know it. Seal the openings. Shut the doors. Dull the sharpness. Untie the knots. Dim the light. Become one with the dust. This is called the profound union. Those who obtain it Can neither be seduced nor abandoned. Those who obtain it Can neither be favored nor neglected. Those who obtain it Can neither be honored nor humiliated. Therefore, they are the most esteemed in the world."

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