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"Tao gives birth, Te rears (hsü), Things (wu) shape, Circumstances (shih) complete. Therefore the ten thousand things, None do not respect Tao and treasure te. Tao is respected, Te is treasured, Not by decree (ming), But by spontaneity (tzu-jan). Therefore Tao gives birth, Te keeps, grows, nurtures, matures, ripens, covers and buries. To give birth without possession, To act (wei) without holding on to, To grow (chang) without lording over, This is called the dark te."