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"Hold [a cup] and fill it to the brim; Is it not better to stop in time?* Hammer and sharpen [an edge]; It cannot last long.** Fill a hall with gold and jade; They cannot be protected.*3* He who is rich, honored, and arrogant brings blame upon himself.*4* He who withdraws after achieving success and performing duty*5* adheres to the Tao of heaven.*6*"