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"A person with superior goodness (shan) is like water, Water is good in benefiting (li) all beings, Without contending (cheng) with any. Situated in places shunned (o) by many others, Thereby it is near (chi) Tao. (Such a person's) dwelling is the good earth, (His/her) mind (hsin) is the good deep water (yuan), (His/her) associates are good kind people (jen), (His/her) speech shows good trust (hsin), (His/her) governing is the good order, (His/her) projects (shih) are carried out by good talents (neng), (His/her) activities (tung) are good in timing. Because he does not contend (pu cheng) with any, He commits no wrong."