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All things spring up, and there is not one which declines to show itself; they grow, and there is no claim made for their ownership; they go through their processes, and there is no expectation (of a reward for the results).

Lao Tzu老子

Tao Te Ching, ch. 4, Section 1·6th century BCE

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Lao Tzu

老子

6th century BCE · Taoism

Legendary Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism.

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