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"Warped therefore intact; Bent therefore straight; Hollowed therefore abundant; Used therefore renewed; Little therefore much; Too much therefore befuddled. That is why The sage, adhering to the One, Is a model to the world. He does not exhibit himself And is therefore apparent; He does not justify himself And is therefore self-evident; He does not brag And therefore earns credit; He is not arrogant And therefore lasts long. Just because he does not contend, So the world cannot contend with him. When the ancients said, “Warped therefore intact,” It was no empty talk. For truly the whole returns intact."