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Chapter
70
吾言甚易知,甚易行。天下莫能知,莫能行。
言有宗,事有君。夫唯无知,是以不我知。
知我者希,则我者贵。是以圣人被褐而怀玉。
My words are very easy to understand, very easy to practice, and yet nobody in the world can understand them, nobody can practice them.
My words have an origin, my actions follow rules. People don't understand them, that's why they ignore me. Those who understand me are very rare. Those who follow me are very precious.
A wise soul dresses rudely and hides precious jade under his clothes.
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