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"Tao begets them. Virtue nurtures them. Matter gives them form. Circumstances bring them into completion.* Therefore all things not only respect Tao but also value virtue.** Yet Tao is respected and virtue is valued. Without being ordered, they come naturally.*3* Therefore Tao begets them. Virtue nurtures them, grows them and rears them, perfects them and ripens them, nourishes them and shelters them.*4* Begetting without possessing; Acting without asserting;*5* Developing without controlling; This is called mystical virtue.*6*"