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Other men are full <strong>of</strong> light; I alone seem to be indarkness. Other men are alert; I alone am listless. I amunsettled as the ocean, drifting as though I had nostopping-place. All men have their usefulness; I aloneam stupid and clownish. Lonely though I am and unlikeother men, yet I revere the Foster-Mother, Tao.My words are very easy to understand, very easy to putinto practice; yet the world can neither understand norpractise them.My words have a clue, my actions have an underlyingprinciple. It is because men do not know the clue thatthey understand me not.Those who know me are but few, and on that account myhonour is the greater.Thus the Sage wears coarse garments, but carries a jewelin his bosom.

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