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Far-seeing

"One needs not to go beyond his own door to know the world. One needs not to peep through his window to see celestial Tau. The further one goes away (from himself and from home) the less he knows. Therefore the wise man does not travel for knowledge (knows without travelling); names (describes) things without seeing them; and achieves his purpose without action."

Author

Lao Tzu

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English

"One needs not to go beyond his own door to know the world. One needs not to peep through his window to see celestial Tau. The further one goes away (from himself and from home) the less he knows. Therefore the wise man does not travel for knowledge (knows without travelling); names (describes) things without seeing them; and achieves his purpose without action."

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