Chapter 55

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Those who know do not speak; those who speak do not know.
Block the openings, shut the gates, blunt the sharpness, untangle the knots, soften the glare, merge with the dust; this is called mysterious sameness.
Therefore, it cannot be approached nor distanced; it cannot be benefited nor harmed; it cannot be exalted nor debased.
Therefore, it is valued by all under heaven.