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If any one should wish
to get the kingdom for himself, and to
effect this by what he does, I see that he will not succeed. The
kingdom is a spirit-like thing, and cannot be got by active doing. He
who would so win it destroys
it; he who would hold it in his grasp
loses it.
The course and nature of things is such that
What was in front
is now behind;
What warmed anon we freezing find.
Strength is of weakness
oft the spoil;
The store in ruins mocks our toil.
Hence the sage puts away excessive effort, extravagance, and easy
indulgence.
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