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"In governing the people and serving heaven, There is nothing like thriftiness.* Only through thriftiness can one submit [to Tao] early;** Having submitted early, one accumulates virtue.*3* Having accumulated virtue, one can overcome everything. Having overcome everything, one can know no limits.*4* Knowing no limits, one is able to rule a nation.*5* Possessing the mother of the nation, he may last long.*6* This is called the deep root and firm stalks, And the way to longevity and everlasting vision."