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Daoism -> Zhuangzi -> Outer Chapters -> Ingrained Ideas -> 2.5

Therefore it is said (still further),
'If the body be toiled, and does not rest, it becomes worn out;
if the spirit be used without cessation, it becomes toiled;
and when toiled, it becomes exhausted.
It is the nature of water,
when free from admixture, to be clear,
and, when not agitated, to be level;
while if obstructed and not allowed to flow,
it cannot preserve its clearness
- being an image of the virtue of Heaven.'


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