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Lofty nobility is like water.
Water's nobility is to enrich the ten thousand things
and yet never strive:
it just settles through places people everywhere loathe.
Therefore, it’s nearly Way.

Dwelling's nobility is earth,
mind's nobility is empty depth,
giving's nobility is Humanity*,
word's nobility is sincerity,
government's nobility is accord,
endeavor's nobility is ability,
action's nobility is timing.

When you never strive
you never go wrong.

*Humanity is the touchstone of Confucian virtue. Simply stated, it means to act with a selfless and reverent concern for the well-being of others.

Tao Te Ching, Chapter 8 (David Hinton, trans)

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