Lao-Tzu on the “Wise Man”

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The Wise Man, though he travel all day,
Will not be separated from his goods.
So even if the scene is glorious to view,
He keeps his place, at peace, above all. (WOL, 26, 78.)

Lao Tzu, The Way of Life. The Tao Te Ching. trans. R.B. Blakney. New York, etc.: Avon, 1975, 26, 78.
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