XLV + 

Who thinks his great achievements poor + 

Shall find his vigour long endure. + 

Of greatest fullness, deemed a void, + 

Exhaustion ne’er shall stem the tide. + 

Do thou what’s straight still crooked deem; + 

Thy greatest art still stupid seem, + 

And eloquence a stammering scream. + 

Constant action overcomes cold; being still overcomes heat. Purity and stillness give the correct law to all under heaven. + 