Laozi: Block the passages, shut the doors , And till the end your strength shall not fail. Open up the passages, increase your

Block the passages, shut the doors , And till the end your strength shall not fa — Laozi

Block the passages, shut the doors , And till the end your strength shall not fail. Open up the passages, increase your doings, And till your last day no help shall come to you.

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