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Love too much, pay too much. Hoard much, lose much.

Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching 44

The source

"Love too much, pay too much. Hoard much, lose much." Lao Tzu said it in Tao Te Ching 44. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.

"是故甚愛必大費,多藏必厚亡"

Original Chinese, Tao Te Ching 44. Chinese: Wang Bi edition via zh.wikisource.

Who said it

Lao Tzu (6th century BC). Keeper of the archives at the Zhou court, by tradition the author of the Tao Te Ching: eighty-one short chapters on water, softness and knowing when to stop.

Questions

Who said "Love too much, pay too much. Hoard much, lose much."?
Lao Tzu (6th century BC). Source: Tao Te Ching 44.
What is the original Chinese?
是故甚愛必大費,多藏必厚亡. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.

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