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No greater curse than discontent��
No greater misfortune than wanting something for oneself。
Therefore he who knows that enough is enough will always have enough。
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Without going outside�察�you may know the whole world。
Without looking through the window�察�you may see the ways of heaven。
The farther you go�察�the less you know。
Thus the sage knows without traveling��
He sees without looking��
He works without doing。
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In the pursuit of learning�察�every day something is acquired。
In the pursuit of Tao�察�every day something is dropped。
Less and less is done
Until non´action is achieved。
When nothing is done�察�nothing is left undone。
The world is ruled by letting things take their course。
It cannot be ruled by interfering。
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The sage has no mind of his own。
He is aware of the needs of others。
I am good to people who are good。
I am also good to people who are not good。
Because Virtue is goodness。
I have faith in people who are faithful。
I also have faith in people who are not faithful。
Because Virtue is faithfulness。
The sage is shy and humble ´ to the world he seems confusing。
Others look to him and listen。
He behaves like a little child。
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Between birth and death��
Three in ten are followers of life��
Three in ten are followers of death��
And men just passing from birth to death also number three in ten。
Why is this so��
Because they live their lives on the gross level。
He who knows how to live can walk abroad
Without fear of rhinoceros or tiger。
He will not be wounded in battle。
For in him rhinoceroses can find no place to thrust their horn��
Tigers no place to use their claws��
And weapons no place to pierce。
Why is this so��
Because he has no place for death to enter。
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All things arise from Tao。
They are nourished by Virtue。
They are formed from matter。
They are shaped by environment。
Thus the ten thousand things all respect Tao and honor Virtue。
Respect of Tao and honor of Virtue are not demanded��
But they are in the nature of things。
Therefore all things arise from Tao。
By Virtue they are nourished��
Developed�察�cared for��
Sheltered�察�comforted��
Grown�察�and protected。
Creating without claiming��
Doing without taking credit��
Guiding without interfering��
This is Primal Virtue。
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Fifty´two
The beginning of the universe
Is the mother of all things。
Knowing the mother�察�on also knows the sons。
Knowing the sons�察�yet remaining in touch with the mother��
Brings freedom from the fear of death。
Keep your mouth shut��
Guard the senses��
And life is ever full。
Open your mouth��
Always be busy��
And life is beyond hope。
Seeing the small is insight��
Yielding to force is strength。
Using the outer light�察�return to insight��
And in this way be saved from harm。
This is learning constancy。
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If I have even just a little sense��
I will walk on the main road and my only fear
will be of straying from it。
Keeping to the main road is easy��
But people love to be sidetracked。
When the court is arrayed in splendor��
The fields are full of weeds��
And the granaries are bare。
Some wear gorgeous clothes��
Carry sharp swords��
And indulge themselves with food and drink��
They have more possessions than they can use。
They are robber barons。
This is certainly not the way of Tao。
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What is firmly established cannot be uprooted。
What is firmly grasped cannot slip away。
It will be honored from generation to generation。
Cultivate Virtue in your self��
And Virtue will be real。
Cultivate it in the family��
And Virtue will abound。
Cultivate it in the village��
And Virtue will grow。
Cultivate it in the nation��
And Virtue will be abundant。
Cultivate it in the universe��
And Virtue will be everywhere。
Therefore look at the body as body��
Look at the family as family��
Look at the village as village��
Look at the nation as nation��
Look at the universe as universe。
How do I know the universe is like this��
By looking��
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He who is filled with Virtue is like a newborn child。
Wasps and serpents will not sting him��
Wild beasts will not pounce upon him��
He will not be attacked by birds of prey。
His bones are soft�察�his muscles weak��
But his grip is firm。
He has not experienced the union of man and woman�察�but is whole。
His manhood is strong。
He screams all day without becoming hoarse。
This is perfect harmony。
Knowing harmony is constancy。
Knowing constancy is enlightenment。
It is not wise to rush about。
Controlling the breath causes strain。
If too much energy is used�察�exhaustion follows。
This is not the way of Tao。
Whatever is contrary to Tao will not last long。
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Those who know do not talk。
Those who talk do not know。
Keep your mouth closed。
Guard your senses。
Temper your sharpness。
Simplify your problems。
Mask your brightness。
Be at one with the dust of the Earth。
This is primal union。
He who has achieved this state
Is unconcerned with friends and enemies��
With good and harm�察�with honor and disgrace。
This therefore is the highest state of man。
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Rule a nation with justice。
Wage war with surprise moves。
Become master of the universe without striving。
How do I know that this is so��
Because of this��
The more laws and restrictions there are��
The poorer people become。
The sharper men's weapons��
The more trouble in the land。
The more ingenious and clever men are��
The more strange things happen。
The more rules and regulations��
The more thieves and robbers。
Therefore the sage says��
I take no action and people are reformed。
I enjoy peace and people become honest。
I do nothing and people become rich。
I have no desires and people return to the good and simple life。
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When the country is ruled with a light hand
The people are simple。
When the country is ruled with severity��
The people are cunning。
Happiness is rooted in misery。
Misery lurks beneath happiness。
Who knows what the future holds��
There is no honesty。
Honesty becomes dishonest。
Goodness becomes witchcraft。
Man's bewitchment lasts for a long time。
Therefore the sage is sharp but not cutting��
Pointed but not piercing��
Straightforward but not unrestrained��
Brilliant but not blinding。
59
In caring for others and serving heaven��
There is nothing like using restraint。
Restraint begins with giving up one's own ideas。
This depends on Virtue gathered in the past。
If there is a good store of Virtue�察�then nothing is impossible。
If nothing is impossible�察�then there are no limits。
If a man knows no limits�察�then he is fit to be a ruler。
The mother principle of ruling holds good for a long time。
This is called having deep roots and a firm foundation��
The Tao of long life and eternal vision。
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Ruling the country is like cooking a small fish。
Approach the universe with Tao��
And evil is not powerful��
But its power will not be used to harm others。
Not only will it do no harm to others��
But the sage himself will also be protected。
They do not hurt each other��
And the Virtue in each one refreshes both。
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A great country is like low land。
It is the meeting ground of the universe��
The mother of the universe。
The female overcomes the male with stillness��
Lying low in stillness。
Therefore if a great country gives way to a smaller country��
It will conquer the smaller country。
And if a small country submits to a great country��
It can conquer the great country。
Therefore those who would conquer must yield��
And those who conquer do so because they yield。
A great nation needs more people��
A small country needs to serve。
Each gets what it wants。
It is fitting for a great nation to yield。
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Tao is source of the ten thousand things。
It is the treasure of the good man�察�and the refuge of the bad。
Sweet words can buy honor��
Good deeds can gain respect。
If a man is bad�察�do not abandon him。
Therefore on the day the emperor is crowned��
Or the three officers of state installed��
Do not send a gift of jade and a team of four horses��
But remain still and offer the Tao。
Why does everyone like the Tao so much at first��
Isn't it because you find what you seek and are forgiven when you sin��
Therefore this is the greatest treasure of the universe。
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Practice non´action。
Work without doing。
Taste the tasteless。
Magnify the small�察�increase the few。
Reward bitterness with care。
See simplicity in the complicated。
Achieve greatness in little things。
In the universe the difficult things are done as if they are easy。
In the universe great acts are made up of small deeds。
The sage does not attempt anything very big��
And thus achieved greatness。
Easy promises make for little trust。
Taking things lightly results in great difficulty。
Because the sage always confronts difficulties��
He never experiences them。
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Peace is easily maintained��
Trouble is easily overcome before it starts。
The brittle is easily shattered��
The small is easily scattered。
Deal with it before it happens。
Set things in order before there is confusion。
A tree as great as a man's embrace springs up from a small shoot��
A terrace nine stories high begins with a pile of earth��
A journey of a thousand miles starts under one's feet。
He who acts defeats his own purpose��
He who gr