be　in　front　of　the　people；　he　should　in　his　person；　be　behind。
  Therefore　the　Saint　stays　above　but　the　people　do　not　feel　his　weight；　he　stays　in　front　but　the　people　do　not　feel　it　as　an　injury。
  Therefore　All…under…heaven　will　gladly　push　him　forward　and　will　not　weary　（of　him）；　Because　he　strives　not；　none　are　able　to　strive　with　him。
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  All　the　world　says　that　my　Way；　though　great；　seems　unconventional。
  Indeed；　just　because　it　is　great；　it　seems　unconventional。　If　it　were　unconventional；　it　would　long　ago　have　become　minute。
  I　have　three　treasures　which　I　hold　and　preserve。
  The　first　is　forbearance。
  The　second　is　moderation。
  The　third　is　not　daring　to　be　first　in　the　world。
  Having　forbearance；　I　am　able　to　be　courageous。
  Having　moderation；　I　am　able　to　be　liberal。
  Not　daring　to　be　first　in　the　world；　I　am　able　to　become　the　chief　of　all　the　〃vessels〃。
  If　to…day　one　rejects　forbearance　but　is　only　courageous；　if　one　rejects　moderation　but　is　only　liberal；　if　one　rejects　being　last　but　is　only　first；　it　is　death！
  Truly；　he　who　fights　with　forbearance；　conquers；　he　who　guards　himself　with　it　is　safe。
  Him；　whom　heaven　would　save；　it　protects　with　forbearance。
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  A　good　captain　is　not　impetuous。
  A　good　fighter　is　not　angry。
  A　good　conqueror　does　not　engage　his　adversaries。
  A　good　user　of　men　makes　himself　inferior　to　them。
  This　may　be　called　the　Virtue　of　not　striving。　This　may　be　called　the　strength　to　use　men。　This　may　be　called　the　acme　of　conformity　to　heaven。
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  A　strategist　of　old　has　said：
  〃I　dare　not　be　host；　I　prefer　being　guest。　I　dare　not　advance　one　inch；　I　prefer　withdrawing　one　foot。〃
  This　is　called：　to　march　without　marching；　to　roll　up　one's　sleeves　without　having　an　arm；　to　draw　without　having　a　sword；　to　attack　without　having　an　adversary。
  There　is　no　greater　calamity　than　underestimating　one's　adversary。
  If　I　underestimate　my　adversary；　I　risk　losing　my　treasures。
  For；　when　the　opposing　arms　are　crossed；　he　who　yields；　will　win。
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  My　words　are　very　easy　to　understand　and　very　easy　to　put　into　practice；　but　in　all　the　world　there　is　no　one　who　can　understand　them　and　can　put　them　into　practice。
  My　words　have　a　system；　my　actions　have　a　governor。
  Indeed；　it　is　just　because　they　are　not　understood；　that　men　do　not　understand　me。
  Those　who　understand　me　are　rare；　those　who　pattern　themselves　after　me　are　highly　prized。
  Thus　the　Saint　wears　hair…cloth；　but　carries　jade　in　his　breast。
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  Not　to　regard　knowing　as　knowing　is　the　highest。
  To　regard　not…knowing　as　knowing　is　a　sickness。
  Indeed；　it　is　only　by　being　sick　of　that　sickness　that　one　is　not　sick。
  The　Saint　is　not　sick；　because　he　is　sick　of　that　sickness。
  Therefore　he　is　not　sick。
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  If　the　people　feel　no　awe　for　the　awful；　the　greater　will　be　the　awe。
  Do　not　restrict　them　in　their　dwellings；　do　not　weary　them　in　their　livelihood。　Indeed；　just　because　they　are　not　wearies；　they　will　not　be　weary。
  Therefore　the　Saint　knows　himself；　but　does　not　display　himself；　he　is　careful　of　himself；　but　does　not　value　himself。　For　he　rejects　the　one　and　chooses　the　other。
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  He　who　is　brave　in　daring；　is　killed。
  He　who　is　brave　in　not…daring；　will　live。
  Of　these　two　course　the　one　is　profitable　and　the　other　harmful。　Who　knows　the　cause　of　what　heaven　hates？
  It　is　the　Way　of　heaven　not　to　strive　and　yet　be　able　to　conquer；　not　to　speak　and　yet　be　able　to　respond；　not　to　call　and　yet　let　things　come　of　themselves；　to　be　slow　and　yet　be　able　to　plan　well。
  Heaven's　net　is　wide；　though　its　meshes　be　far　apart；　nothing　escapes　it。
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  If　the　people　fear　death；　why　frighten　them　with　death？
  Even　if　one　could　cause　the　people　always　to　fear　death　and　could　seize　and　kill　those　who　make　ingenious　things；　…　who　would　dare　to　act　thus？
  There　is　always　a　Chief　Executioner　who　kills。　To　kill　in　the　place　of　the　Chief　Executioner　may　be　called：　to　chop　in　the　place　of　the　Master　Carpenter。
  Now　in　chopping　in　place　of　the　Master　Carpenter；　few　will　escape　maiming　their　hands！
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  If　the　people　starve；　it　is　because　of　the　quantity　of　taxes　consumed　by　their　superiors。　That　is　why　they　starve。
  If　the　people　are　hard　to　govern；　it　is　because　of　the　interference　of　their　superiors。　That　is　why　they　are　hard　to　govern。
  If　the　people　think　lightly　of　death；　it　is　because　of　the　excessive　manner　in　which　they　seek　to　obtain　life。　That　is　why　they　think　lightly　of　death。
  Truly；　not　acting　for　life's　sake　is　wiser　than　valuing　life。
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  Man　at　birth　is　soft　and　weak；　at　death　he　is　hard　and　rigid。
  The　ten　thousand　things；　plants　and　trees；　while　alive；　are　soft　and　fragile；　at　death　they　are　dry　and　withered。
  For；　what　is　hard　and　rigid　is　a　follower　of　death；　what　is　soft　and　weak　is　a　follower　of　life。
  Therefore；　is　a　weapon　is　too　rigid；　it　is　destroyed；　if　a　tree　is　too　rigid；　it　breaks。
  What　is　hard　and　rigid　is　placed　below；　what　is　soft　and　weak　is　placed　above。
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  The　Way　of　heaven；　how　like　the　bending　of　a　bow　it　is！　What　is　up　is　pressed　down；　and　what　is　down　is　raised　up；　the　surplus　is　reduced；　want　is　supplied。
  The　Way　of　heaven　reduces　where　there　is　a　surplus　and　supplies　where　there　is　want。　The　Way　of　men　however　is　not　thus；　they　reduce　where　there　is　want　and　proffer　where　there　is　a　surplus。
  Who　is　able　to　proffer　his　surplus　where　there　is　want？　Only　he　who　has　the　Way。
  Therefore　the　Saint；　when　he　acts；　does　not　rely　（on　the　results）；　when　the　work　is　accomplished；　he　does　not　rest　in　it。
  The　Saint　does　not　hoard。　Having　regarded　everything　as　belonging　to　others；　he　has　greater　abundance　himself。　Having　given　everything　to　others　he　has　the　more　himself。
  The　Way　of　heaven　brings　profits　but　not　harm。　The　Way　of　the　Saint　is　to　act　but　not　to　strive。
  He　has　no　desire　to　display　his　ability。
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  The　weak　conquers　the　strong　and　the　soft　conquers　the　hard。
  Though　every　one　in　the　world　knows　this；　no　one　is　able　to　practice　it。
  Therefore　a　Saint　has　said：　〃He　who　receives　the　filth　of　a　state；　is　called　the　master　of　the　Altar　of　the　Soil　and　Grain；　he　who　receives　the　evils　of　a　state；　is　called　the　king　of　All…under…heaven。〃
  Straightforward　words　seem　paradoxical。
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  Though　a　great　grievance　may　be　appeased　there　is　sure　to　remain　some　grievance。　How　can　one　stand　well　with　others？　By　requiting　grievances　with　Virtue。
  Therefore　the　Saint；　although　he　holds　the　left…hand　tally；　does　not　serve　a　summons　on　people。
  He　who　has　Virtue；　controls　the　tally；　he　who　has　no　Virtue；　controls　the　levying。
  The　Way　of　heaven　ahs　no　favouritism；　it　always　gives　（the　opportunity　of）　standing　well　with　people。
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  A　small　country　with　few　inhabitants　where；　though　there　be　tools　which　can　do　the　work　of　ten　or　a　hundred　men；　（the　people）　may　be　induced　not　to　use　them！
  Where　the　people　may　be　induced　to　regard　death　gravely　and　not　to　move　to　distant　places！
  Where；　though　there　be　boats　and　carts；　there　would　be　nothing　to　load　them　with　and　where；　though　there　are　cuirasses　and　arms；　there　would　be　nowhere　to　drill　in　them！
  Where　the　people　may　be　induced　to　revert　to　the　use　of　knotted　cords；　to　savour　their　own　food；　to　admire　their　own　clothing；　to　take　their　ease　in　their　own　homes　and　to　delight　in　their　own　customs！
  Where；　though　a　neighbouring　country　may　be　within　sight；　so　that　they　hear　each　other's　cocks　crowing　and　dogs　barking；　yet　the　inhabitants；　till　they　die　of　old　age；　would　never　meet　one　another！
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  He　who　knows；　speaks　not。
  He　who　speaks；　knows　not。
  He　who　is　sincere；　does　not　embellish。
  He　who　embellishes；　is　not　sincere。
  He　who　is　good；　disputes　not。
  He　who　disputes；　is　not　good。
  He　who　knows；　does　not　game。
  He　who　games；　knows　not。
  English_Feng_TTK
  Das　Tao　Te　King　von　Lao　Tse
  Chinese　…　English　by
  Gia…Fu　Feng　&　Jane　English；　1972
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  The　Tao　that　can　be　told　is　not　the　eternal　Tao。
  The　name　that　can　be　named　is　not　the　eternal　name。
  The　nameless　is　the　beginning　of　heaven　and　Earth。
  The　named　is　the　mother　of　the　ten　thousand　things。
  Ever　desireless；　one　can　see　the　mystery。
  Ever　desiring；　one　sees　the　manifestations。
  These　two　spring　from　the　same　source　but　differ　in　name；　this　appearsas　darkness。
  Darkness　within　darkness。
  The　gate　to　all　mystery。
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  Under　heaven　all　can　see　beauty　as　beauty　only　because　there　is　ugliness。
  All　can　know　good　as　good　only　because　there　is　evil。
  Therefore　having　and　not　having　arise　together。
  Difficult　and　easy　complement　each　other。
  Long　and　short　contrast　each　other：
  High　and　low　rest　upon　each　other；
  Voice　and　sound　harmonize　each　other；
  Front　and　back　follow　one　another。
  Therefore　the　sage　goes　about　doing　nothing；　teaching　no…talking。
  The　ten　thou