IN governing a people and in serving Heaven,
There is nothing like
frugality.
To be frugal is to return before straying.
To return before
straying is to have a double reserve
of virtue.
To have a double
reserve of virtue is to overcome
everything.
To overcome everything
is to reach an invisible height.
Only he who has reached an invisible height
can have
a kingdom.
Only he who has got the Mother of a kingdom
can
last long.
This is the way to be deep-rooted and
firm-planted
in the Tao,
The secret of long life and lasting vision.
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