Quote
βClay is fashioned into vessels; but it is on their empty hollowness, that their use depends.
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What does this quotation mean?
The vessel illustrates the usefulness of space rather than material alone.
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Source: The Tao Teh King , Chapter 11
Edition: James Legge translation Β· Translated by James Legge
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