The sage does not accumulate for himself. The more he uses for others, the more he has… — Lao Tzu
The sage does not accumulate for himself. The more he uses for others, the more he has himself. The more he gives to others, the more he possesses of his own. The Way of Heaven is to benefit others and not to injure. The Way of the sage is to act but not to compete.
Tao Te Ching · 400 BC
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Laozi [Lao Tzu]. "The Natural Way of Lao Tzu." A Source Book in Chinese Philosophy, translated by Wing-Tsit Chan. Princeton University Press, 1969, ch. 81.
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Laozi [Lao Tzu]. 道德經 [Tao Te Ching]. c. 400 BC, ch. 81.
