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10.Fishes are born in water. Man is born in Tao. If fishes getponds to live in, they thrive. If man gets Tao to live in,he may live his life in peace.11.“May I ask," said Tzu Kung, “about divine men?"“Divine men," replied Confucius, “are divine to man,but ordinary to God. Hence the saying that the meanestbeing in heaven would be the best on earth; and the beston earth, the meanest in heaven."12.<strong>The</strong> goodness <strong>of</strong> a wise ruler covers the whole empire,yet he himself seems to know it not. It influences allcreation, yet none is conscious there<strong>of</strong>. It appears undercountless forms, bringing joy to all things. It is basedupon the baseless, and travels through the realms <strong>of</strong>Nowhere.

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