TAO TIT BITS - The Uncarved Block

"Return to the state of the uncarved block
When the block is carved, it becomes useful
When the sage uses it, they become the ruler
Thus, 'A great tailor cuts little'. "

Taken from the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tsu
Translated by Gia-Fu Feng, Publisher Wildwood House, 1974