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“Among level things, water at rest is the most perfect, and therefore it can serve as a standard. It guards what is inside and shows no movement outside. Virtue is the establishment of perfect harmony. Though virtue takes no form, things cannot break away from it.”

Zhuangzi, The Complete Works of Zhuangzi, Watson tr. (Ch 5)

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