Lao Tzu Tao Teachings - Verse 28

Develop the strength of a man, but live as gently as a woman.
Become a brook and receive all things under heaven.

If you are such a brook then Virtue will constantly flow into you
and you will become a simple child again.

Know the pure but live the life of the sullied.
Become a fountain to all things under heaven.

If you become such a fountain
then you will have abundant Virtue

and you will return to the state of the Uncarved Block.
When the Uncarved Block is cut up into pieces,

it is turned into specialised instruments.
But the True Person makes use of it whole

and becomes the master of the instruments.
Hence, it is said, “The finest carver cuts little.”

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