s。
  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　form　them　Energy　completes　them。　Therefore　the　ten　thousand　beings　Honour　Tao　and　respect　Te。　Tao　is　honoured　Te　is　respected　Because　they　do　not　give　orders　But　endure　in　their　own　nature。　Therefore；　Tao　bears　them　and　Te　nurses　them；　Rears　them；　Raises　them；　Shelters　them；　Nurtures　them；　Supports　them；　Protects　them。
  Bears　them　without　owning　them；　Helps　them　without　coddling　them；　Rears　them　without　ruling　them。　This　is　called　original　Te。
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  The　world　has　a　source：　the　world's　mother。　Once　you　have　the　mother；　You　know　the　children。
  Once　you　know　the　children；　Return　to　the　mother。　Your　body　dies。　There　is　no　danger。
  Block　the　passage；　Bolt　the　gate：　No　strain　Until　your　life　ends。
  Open　the　passage；　Take　charge　of　things　No　relief　Until　your　life　ends。
  Seeing　the　small　is　called　brightness　Maintaining　gentleness　is　called　strength。
  Use　this　brightness　to　return　to　brightness。　Don't　cling　to　your　body's　woes。　Then　you　can　learn　endurance。
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  Having　some　knowledge　When　walking　on　the　Great　Tao　Only　brings　fear。
  The　great　Tao　is　very　smooth；　But　people　like　rough　trails。
  The　government　is　divided；　Fields　are　overgrown；　Granaries　are　empty；。
  But　the　nobles　clothes　are　gorgeous；　Their　belts　show　off　swords；　And　they　are　glutted　with　food　and　drink。　Personal　wealth　is　excessive。　This　is　called　thieves'　endowment；　But　it　is　not　Tao。
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  Well　planted；　not　uprooted。　Well　embraced；　never　lost。　Descendants　will　continue　The　ancestral　rituals。
  Maintain　oneself：　Te　becomes　real。　Maintain　the　family：　Te　becomes　abundant。　Maintain　the　community：　Te　becomes　extensive。　Maintain　the　country：　Te　becomes　public。　Maintain　the　world：　Te　becomes　omnipresent。
  Therefore；　Through　self　contemplate　self；　Through　family　contemplate　family；　Through　community　contemplate　community；　Through　country　contemplate　country；　Through　world　contemplate　world。
  How　do　I　know　the　world？　Like　this！
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  Be　filled　with　Te；　Like　a　baby：　Wasps；　scorpions　and　vipers　Do　not　sting　it。　Fierce　tigers　do　not　stalk　it。　Birds　of　prey　do　not　attack　it。　Bones　weak；　muscles　soft；　But　its　grasp　is　tight。
  It　does　not　yet　know　Union　of　male　and　female；　But　its　sex　is　formed；　Its　vital　essence　complete。
  It　can　scream　all　day　and　not　get　hoarse；　Its　harmony　is　complete。　Knowing　harmony　is　called　endurance。　Knowing　endurance　is　called　illumination。
  Increasing　life　is　called　fortune。　Mind　controlling　energy　is　called　power。
  When　beings　prosper　and　grow　old；　Call　them　not…Tao。　Not…Tao　soon　ends。
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  Those　who　know　don't　talk。　Those　who　talk　don't　know。
  Block　the　passage　Bolt　the　gate　Blunt　the　sharp　Untie　the　knot　Blend　with　the　light　Become　one　with　the　dust　…　This　is　called　original　unity。
  It　can't　be　embraced　It　can't　be　escaped；　It　can't　be　helped　It　can't　be　harmed；　It　can't　be　exalted　It　can't　be　despised；　Therefore　it　is　revered　under　Heaven。
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  Use　the　unexpected　to　govern　the　country；　Use　surprise　to　wage　war；　Use　non…action　to　win　the　world。　How　do　I　know？　Like　this！
  The　more　prohibitions　and　rules；　The　poorer　people　become。　The　sharper　people's　weapons；　The　more　they　riot。
  The　more　skilled　their　techniques；　The　more　grotesque　their　works。　The　more　elaborate　the　laws；　The　more　they　commit　crimes。
  Therefore　the　Sage　says；　I　do　nothing　And　people　transform　themselves。　I　enjoy　serenity　And　people　govern　themselves。
  I　cultivate　emptiness　And　people　become　prosperous。　I　have　no　desires　And　people　simplify　themselves。
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  If　government　is　muted　and　muffled　People　are　cool　and　refreshed。　If　government　investigates　and　intrudes；　People　are　worn　down　and　hopeless。
  Bad　fortune　rests　upon　good　fortune。　Good　luck　hides　within　bad　luck。
  Who　knows　how　it　will　end？　If　there　is　no　principle　Principle　reverts　to　disorder；　Good　reverts　to　calamity；　People's　confusion　hardens　and　lingers　on。
  Therefore　the　Sage　squares　without　cutting；　Corners　without　dividing；　Straightens　without　extending；　Shines　without　dazzling。
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  Governing　people　and　serving　heaven　Is　like　living　off　the　land。
  Living　sparingly　and　responding　quickly　Means　accumulating　Te。　There　is　nothing　that　cannot　be　overcome。　There　is　no　limit。
  You　can　become　the　country　And　the　country's　mother；　and　nourish　and　extend　it。
  This　is　called　deep　roots；　firm　base。　This　is　the　Tao　of　living　long　and　seeing　far。
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  Govern　big　countries　Like　you　cook　a　little　fish。
  When　Tao　harmonizes　the　world；　Demons　lose　their　power。
  Not　that　demons　lose　their　power；　but　their　power　does　not　harm　people。　Not　that　their　power　does　not　harm　people；　but　the　Sage　does　not　harm　people。
  If　neither　does　harm；　Then　Te　flows　and　returns。
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  A　great　nation　flows　down　To　be　the　world's　pool；　The　female　under　heaven　In　stillness　The　female　constantly　overcomes　the　male；　In　stillness　Takes　the　low　place。
  Therefore　a　great　nation　Lowers　itself　And　wins　over　a　small　one。　A　small　nation　keeps　itself　low　And　wins　over　a　great　one。
  Sometimes　becoming　low　wins；　Sometimes　staying　low　wins。
  A　great　nation　desires　nothing　more　Than　to　unite　and　protect　people。　A　small　nation　desires　nothing　more　Than　to　enter　the　service　of　people。
  When　both　get　what　they　wish　The　great　one　should　be　low。
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  Tao　is　the　mysterious　center　of　all　things；　a　treasure　for　those　who　are　good；　A　refuge　for　those　who　are　not。
  Beautiful　words　can　be　traded；　Noble　deeds　can　enhance　reputations；　But　if　people　lack　them；　Why　should　they　be　rejected？
  When　the　Son　of　Heaven　is　enthroned　And　the　Three　Ministers　installed；　Presenting　jade　discs　And　four…horse　chariots　Cannot　compare　to　sitting　still　And　offering　the　Tao。
  The　ancients　honoured　this　Tao。　Didn't　they　say：　Through　it　seekers　find；　Through　it　the　guilty　escape？　This　is　why　Tao　is　honoured　under　Heaven。
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  Act　without　acting。　Serve　without　serving。　Taste　without　tasting。
  Big；　little；　Many；　few；　Repay　hatred　with　Te。
  Map　difficult　with　easy　Approach　great　through　narrow。