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BEND and you will be whole.
Curl and you will be straight.
Keep
empty and you will be filled.
Grow old and you will be renewed.
Have little and you will gain.
Have much and you will be confused.
Therefore, the Sage embraces the One,
And becomes a Pattern to all
under Heaven.
He does not make a show of himself,
Hence he
shines;
Does not justify himself,
Hence he becomes known;
Does
not boast of his ability,
Hence he gets his credit;
Does not
brandish his success,
Hence he endures;
Does not compete with
anyone,
Hence no one can compete with him.
Indeed, the ancient
saying: "Bend and you will remain
whole" is no idle word.
Nay,
if you have really attained wholeness, everything
will flock to
you.
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