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"A good driver never leaves behind a trace of his rut; A good speaker never commits a slip of the tongue; A good accountant needs no tallies or counters. A good fastener uses no latch or bolt but cannot be opened; A good knot uses no rope or noose but cannot be untied. That is how The sage is always good at saving people So that no one is abandoned; He is always good at saving things So that nothing is abandoned. That is called the heritage of wisdom. Thus those who are good Are teachers to those who are not so good; Those who are not so good Are object lessons for those who are good. If you do not value your teachers, If you do not cherish your object lessons, No matter how knowledgeable, you are totally lost. That is the profound truth."