Ah Heng's Daoism Page
Chapter Nine

To hold everything to its limit and be full,
is not to realize its true potential;
To sharpen everything to its finest edge,
is not to keep it for long.

Full of riches in your halls,
is to spend a lifetime guarding it.
To be proud of one's capabilities,
is to create one's eventual regret and downfall.

Completion followed by withdrawal,
such is the law of the Cosmos.
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