| The highest good is like that of water. The goodness of water is that it benefits the ten thousand creatures; yet itself hardly ever scrambles - it seems quite content with the places that all men disdain. It's this that can make water so near to some dao. And if men think the ground the best place for building a house upon, if among thoughts they value those that are profound, if in friendship they value gentleness; in words, truth, or sincere faithfulness, in government, [bugbear] order; in deeds: competence, ability, effectiveness; in actions: timeliness and being properly timed - In each case it's because they prefer things that hardly lead to strife, and therefore hardly go much astray or amiss. |
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