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Know the strength of man
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For me this is saying, "don't shut your eyes when blackness falls around you." Keep one eye open to all the negativity and unchecked power that surrounds you or is a part of you, but remember that we are connected to a higher power. The very act of being aware of this higher power and of this negativity makes us more humble.
Know the strength of man, but keep a woman's care!
Be a valley under heaven; if you do, the constant
virtue will not fade away. One will become like a child again.
Know the white,
keep to the black,
and be the pattern of the world.
To be the pattern of the world is
to move constantly in the path of virtue
without erring a single step,
and to return again to the infinite.
One who understands splendor
while holding to humility
acts in accord with eternal power.
To be the fountain of the world is
to live the abundant life of virtue.
When the unformed is formed into objects,
its orginal qualities are lost.
If you preserve your original qualities,
you can govern anything.
Truly, the best governor governs least.