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"What is firmly set up can't be pulled down; What is firmly embraced cannot slip free. And your sons and grandsons, as a result, will sacrifice without end. When you cultivate it in your person, your virtue will then be genuine; When you cultivate it in your family, your virtue will then be overflow; When you cultivate it in your village, your virtue will then be long lasting; When you cultivate it in your state, your virtue will then be abundant; And when you cultivate it throughout the world, your virtue will then be widespread. Use the individual to examine the individual; Use the family to examine the family; [Use the village to examine the village;] Use the state to examine the state; And use the world to examine the world; How do I know that the world is so? By this."
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Author
Lao TzuBook
Tao Te Ching
Version: 8