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Tao Te Ching 70.3

They who know me are few, and I am on that account (the more) to be prized. It is thus that the sage wears (a poor garb of) hair cloth, while he carries his (signet of) jade in his bosom.

English translation: James Legge (1891). Source

Reflect on this verse with Ananda

What does this verse stir in you? Ask anything — Ananda draws from many traditions and honours your own path.

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