三十辐共一轂，当其无，有车之用。埏埴以為器，当其无，有器之用。凿户牖以為室，当其无，有室之用。故有之以為利，无之以為用。
Tao Ching Chapter Eleven
Thirty spokes unite around one hub to make a wheel.
It is the presence of the empty space that gives the function of a vehicle.
Clay is molded into a vessel. It is the empty space that gives the function of a vessel.
Doors and windows are chisel out to make a room.
It is the empty space in the room that gives its function.
Therefore, something substantial can be beneficial.
While the emptiness of void is what can be utilized.
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