The partial becomes complete; the crooked, straight; the empty, full; the worn out, new. He whose (desires) are few gets them; he whose (desires) are many goes astray.

Tao Te Ching · Chapter 22 22

Sanskrit: public domain · English tr. James Legge (public domain)

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Yield and you stay whole; bend and you stay straight; want little and you'll have it.

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