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Chapter 45
Path to Greatness

a
Great perfection seems imperfect
But its lasting usefulness is unfailing

b
Great fullness seems empty
And yet it is inexhaustible

Great straightness seems crooked
c
d
Great skill seems clumsy
Great eloquence seems silent
e

Bustling-about overcomes cool times
f
Stillness overcomes heated times
Thus, stillness and silence are the Way of nature