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Victor H. Mair

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To be sparing of speech is natural. A whirlwind does not last the whole morning, A downpour does not last the whole day. Who causes them? If even heaven and earth cannot cause them to persist, how much less can human beings? Therefore, In pursuing his affairs, a man of the Way identifies with the Way, a man of integrity identifies with integrity, a man who fails identifies with failure. To him who identifies with integrity, the Way awards integrity; To him who identifies with failure, the Way awards failure.

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