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"Maintaining an abundance of virtue is comparable to being an infant. Poisonous insects will not sting; Ferocious beasts will not seize; Predatory birds will not pounce;* The bones are tender, the sinews are soft, but the grasp is firm. Not knowing the union of male and female, The organ is fully formed;*3* This is the zenith of essence. Howling and screaming all day without getting hoarse;*4* This is the zenith of harmony. To know harmony means to be constant;*5* To know constancy means enlightenment;*6* To benefit one's own life is ill-fated.*7* To let one's heart direct vigor is to become stark.*8* Things in their prime will become old; This is not Tao. Being not Tao means to die early."