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There is a limit to our life, but to knowledge there is no limit. With what is limited to pursue what is unlimited is a perilous thing. When knowing this, we still seek to increase our knowledge, the peril cannot be averted. In doing what convention considers as good, eschew fame. In doing what convention considers as bad, escape disgrace or penalty. Always pursue the middle course. These are the ways to preserve our body, to maintain our life, to support our parents, to complete our terms of years.
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Two pieces of music.
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Here the word 理 is used in its original meaning, viz., the lines or the veins in the jade.
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Tzu, C., Yu-lan, F. (2016). The Fundamentals for the Cultivation of Life. In: Chuang-Tzu. China Academic Library. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48075-5_3
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