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"To yield is to have the whole.* To be crooked is to be straightened.** To be hollow is to be filled.*3* To be worn out is to be renewed.*4* To have a little is to get more. To have a lot is to be confused.*5* Therefore the Sage sets an example for the world By embracing the One.*6* By not insisting on his view, he may become enlightened. By not being self-righteous, he may become illustrious. By not boasting, he may receive credit. By not being arrogant, he may last long. And just because he does not compete, the entire world cannot compete with him. The Ancients say: "to yield is to have the whole." Are these merely words? Truly the whole will return to him."