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Secret

No. It is not enough to despise the world. It is not enough to live one's life as though Riches and power were nothings. They are not.

But to grasp the world, to grasp and feel it grow Great in one's grasp is likewise not enough.

The secret is to grasp it, and let go.

Wang Wei (699-761)

Translated from the Chinese by Graeme Wilson