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HEAVINESS is the root of lightness.
Serenity is the master of
restlessness.
Therefore, the Sage, travelling all day,
Does not part with the
baggage-wagon;
Though there may be gorgeous sights to see,
He stays
at ease in his own home.
Why should a lord of ten thousand chariots
Display his lightness to
the world?
To be light is to be separated from one's root;
To be
restless is to lose one's self-mastery.
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