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1st ed. FORTY-FOUR Which is more intimately precious: fame or life? Which is more valuable: life or treasure? Which gives the most trouble: gain or loss? One naturally seeks the things he most prizes; for that reason we should be careful to prize the right things, because grasping and hoarding invite waste and loss both to property and life. A contented person is never dishonored. One who knows how to stop with enough is free from danger; he will therefore endure.
Source: Internet Sacred Text Archive, file tao/ltw2/tao44.htm.
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