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Hold your ground and you will last long。 Die without perishing and your life will endure。
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Great Tao overflows。 To the left To the right。
All beings owe their life to it And do not depart from it。 It acts without a name。 It clothes and nourishes all beings But does not become their master。
Enduring without desires； It may be called slight。
All beings return to it； But it does not become their master。 It may be called immense。
By not making itself great； It can do great things。
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Hold the great elephant … The great image … And the world moves。 Moves without danger in safety and peace。
Music and sweets Make passing guests pause。
But the Tao emerges Flavourless and bland。 Look … you won't see it。 Listen … You won't hear it。 Use it … You will never use it up。
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To collect； first scatter。 To Weaken； first strengthen。 To abolish； first establish。 To conclude； first initiate。
This is called subtle illumination。 Soft and weak overcome stiff and strong。
Fish cannot escape the deep pool。 A country's sharpest weapons Cannot be displayed。
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Tao endures without a name； Yet nothing is left undone。
If kings and lords could possess it； All beings would transform themselves。 Transformed； they desire to create； I quiet them through nameless simplicity。 Then there is no desire。
No desire is serenity； An the world settles of itself。
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High Te？ No Te！ That's what Te is。 Low Te doesn't lack Te； That's what Te is not。
Those highest in Te take no action And don't need to act。 Tose lowest in Te take action And do need to act。
Those highest in benevolence take action But don't need to act。 Those highest in righteousness take action And do need to act。 Those highest in propriety take action And if people don't reciprocate Roll up their sleeves and throw them out。
Therefore Lose Tao And Te follows。 Lose Te and benevolence follows。 Lose benevolence And righteousness follows。 Lose righteousness and propriety follows。
Propriety dilutes loyalty and sincerity： Confusion begins。 Foreknowledge glorifies the Tao： Stupidity sets in。
And so the ideal person dwells In substance； not dilution； In reality； not glory； Accepts one； rejects the other。
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Of old； these attained the One： Heaven attaining the One Became clear。 Earth attaining the One Became stable。 Spirits attaining the One Became sacred。
Valleys attaining the One Became bountiful。 Myriad beings attaining the One Became fertile。 Lords and kings attaining the One Purified the world。
If Heaven were not clear It might split。 If Earth were not stable It might erupt。 If spirits were not sacred They might fade。
If valleys were not bountiful They might wither。 If myriad beings were not fertile； They might perish。 If rulers and lords were not noble； They might stumble。
Therefore； Noble has humble as its root； High has low as its foundation。
Rulers and lords call themselves Poor and lonely orphans。 Isn't this using humility as a root？
They use many carriages But have no carriage；。
They do not desire to glisten like jade But drop like a stone。
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Reversal is Tao's movement。 Yielding is Tao's practice。
All things originate from being。 Being originates from non…being。
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The great scholar hearing the Tao Tries to practice it。 The middling scholar hearing the Tao； Sometimes has it； sometimes not。
The lesser scholar hearing the Tao Has a good laugh。 Without that laughter It wouldn't be Tao。
Therefore these sayings： The bright road seems dark； The road forward sees to retreat； The level road seems rough。
Great Te seems hollow。 Great purity seems sullied。 Pervasive Te sees deficient。 Established Te seems furtive。 Simple truths seem to change。 The great square has no corners。 The great vessel is finished late。 The great sound is scarcely voiced。 The great image has no form。
Tao hides； no name。 Yet Tao alone gets things done。
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Tao engenders One； One engenders Two； Two engenders Three； Three engenders the ten thousand things。
The ten thousand things carry shade And embrace sunlight。 Shade and sunlight； yin and yang； Breath blending into harmony。
Humans hate To be alone； poor； and hungry。 Yet kings and princes Use these words as titles。
We gain by losing； Lose by gaining。
What others teach； I also teach： 〃A violent man does not die a natural death。 This is the basis of my teaching。
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The softest thing in the world rides roughshod over the strongest。 No…thing enters no…space。 This teaches me the benefits of no…action。
Teaching without words Benefit without action … Few in this world can attain this。
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Name or body： which is closer？ Body or possessions： which means more？ Gain or loss： Which one hurts？
Extreme love exacts a great price。 Many possessions entail a heavy loss。
Know what is enough … Abuse nothing。 Know when to stop … Harm nothing。 This is how to last for a long time。
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Great accomplishment seems unfinished But its use is continuous。 Great fullness seems empty But in use is inexhaustible。
Great straightness seems bent； Great skill seems clumsy； Great eloquence seems mute。
Exertion overcomes cold。 Calm overcomes heat。 Pure calm is the norm under heaven。
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With Tao under heaven Stray horses fertilize the fields。 Without Tao under heaven Warhorses are bred at the frontier。
There is no greater calamity Than not knowing what is enough。 There is no greater fault Than desire for success。
Therefore； Knowing that enough is enough Is always Enough。
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Without going out the door； Know the world。 Without peeping through the window； See heaven's Tao。 The further you travel； The less you know。
This is why the Sage Knows without budging； Identifies without looking； Does without trying。
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Pursue knowledge； gain daily。 Pursue Tao； lose daily。 Lose and again lose； Arrive at non…doing。
Non…doing … and nothing not done。
Take the entire world as nothing。 Make the least effort； And the world escapes you。
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The Sage has no set heart。 Ordinary people's hearts Become the Sage's heart。
People who are good I treat well。 People who are not good I also treat well： Te as goodness。
Trustworthy people I trust。 Untrustworthy people I also trust。 Te as trust。
Sages create harmony under heaven Blending their hearts with the world。 Ordinary people fix their eyes and ears upon them； But Sages become the world's children。
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Emerge into life； enter death；
Life is only the thirteen body parts。 Death is only the thirteen body parts。 Human life； moving towards death； Is the same thirteen。 Why is this？ Because life gives life to substance。
You have heard of people Good at holding on to life。 Walking overland they don't avoid Rhinos and tigers。 In battle they don't arm themselves。
The rhino's horn find nothing to gore； The tiger's claws find nothing to flay； Weapons find nothing to pierce。 Why is this？ They have no mortal spot。
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Tao bears them Te nurses them Events