To yield is to be preserved whole. To be bent is to be straightened. To be empty is to be filled. To be worn out is to be renewed. To have little is to gain. To have plenty is to be perplexed.
Founder of Taoism
Tao Te Ching, Chapter 22
6th century BCE (approximate)
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"Those who know do not talk. Those who talk do not know."
Humorous"The sage's Way is to act and not to contend."
Philosophical"Fill your bowls to the brim and they will spill. Sharpen your blade to the sharpest and it will soon blunt."
Controversial"The world is a sacred vessel. It cannot be controlled. Those who try to control it will ruin it. Those who try to grasp it will lose it."
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