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"It is better to desist Than to try to hold it upright and fill it to the brim. Pounded out to a point Its sharpness cannot be long maintained. When treasure fills the hall, No one is able to keep it safe. Those who are arrogant because of station and wealth Bring calamity upon themselves. To retire when the deed is done Is the way (dao) that tian works."

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Lao Tzu

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"It is better to desist Than to try to hold it upright and fill it to the brim. Pounded out to a point Its sharpness cannot be long maintained. When treasure fills the hall, No one is able to keep it safe. Those who are arrogant because of station and wealth Bring calamity upon themselves. To retire when the deed is done Is the way (dao) that tian works."

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