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"He who aims at life achieves death. If the “companions of life” are thirteen, So likewise are the “companions of death” thirteen. How is it that the “death-stops” in man's life And activity are also thirteen? It is because men feed life too grossly. It is said that he who has a true hold on life, When he walks on land does not meet tigers or wild buffaloes; In battle he is not touched by weapons of war. Indeed, A buffalo that attacked him would find nothing for its horns to butt, A tiger would find nothing for its claws to tear, A weapon would find no place for its point to enter in. And why? Because such men have no “death-spot” in them."
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The Way And Its Power - Tao Te Ching
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