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.
— Laozi Ancient

Founder of Taoism

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Tao Te Ching, Chapter 22

Date / Period

6th century BCE (approximate)

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Shocking

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https://terebess.hu/english/tao/chan.html#chap22

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