Good Man is the Bad Man's Teacher

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Lao Tzu

The good man is the bad man's teacher; the bad man is the material upon which the good man works. If one does not value his teacher, if the other does not love his material, then despite their sagacity they must go far astray. This is a mystery of great import.

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