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"The highest efficacy is like water. It is because water benefits everything (wanwu) Yet vies to dwell in places loathed by the crowd That it comes nearest to proper way-making. In dwelling, the question is where is the right place. In thinking and feeling, it is how deeply. In giving, it is how much like nature’s bounty. In speaking, it is how credibly. In governing, it is how effectively. In serving, it is how capably. In acting, it is how timely. It is only because there is no contentiousness in proper way-making That it incurs no blame."