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"All the world considers my Tao great and unrelated to anything else. Precisely because it is so great it is "unrelated to anything else." If it were related to other things it would have grown small a long time ago. I have three treasures which I possess and maintain securely. The first is parental love. The second is frugality. The third is not daring to be first. Possessing parental love, one can be courageous. Possessing frugality, one can be generous. Not daring to be first, one can lead all "instruments". Today, many people reject parental love but desire courage. They reject frugality but desire generosity. And they reject following but desire to be first. This is to court death. Influenced by parental love, the offence will win wars, and the defence will be firm. Through the influence of parental love, heaven will provide succour and protection."
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Lao TzuBook
Tao Te Ching
Version: 11