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"Which is dearer—your reputation or your life? Which is more valuable—your life or your goods? Which is more vulnerable—your gain or your loss? Too much doting leads to big waste; Too much hoarding leads to great loss. Therefore resting content is not humiliating; Knowing when to stop is not dangerous. For that’s the way to last."
Author
Lao TzuAll Translations
English
"Which is dearer—your reputation or your life? Which is more valuable—your life or your goods? Which is more vulnerable—your gain or your loss? Too much doting leads to big waste; Too much hoarding leads to great loss. Therefore resting content is not humiliating; Knowing when to stop is not dangerous. For that’s the way to last."