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How to be the Associate of Heaven

"The man who excels as a commander is not warlike. The man who excels as a fighter is not wrathful. The man who excels as a conqueror takes no part in war. The man who excels in employing others places himself below them. This I call the virtue of not striving. This I call the power of employing others. This I call being the associate of Heaven - the supreme aim of antiquity."

Author

Lao Tzu

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English

"The man who excels as a commander is not warlike. The man who excels as a fighter is not wrathful. The man who excels as a conqueror takes no part in war. The man who excels in employing others places himself below them. This I call the virtue of not striving. This I call the power of employing others. This I call being the associate of Heaven - the supreme aim of antiquity."

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