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XLV THE VIRTUE (TEH) OF GREATNESS Extreme perfection seems imperfect, its function is not exhausted. Extreme fullness appears empty, its function is not exercised. Extreme straightness appears crooked; great skill, clumsy; great eloquence, stammering. Motion conquers cold, quietude conquers heat. Not greatness but purity and clearness are the world's standard.
Source: Internet Sacred Text Archive, file tao/ltw/tao45.htm.
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