impossible；　then　no　telling　the　limit　no　telling　the　limit；　then　one　can　possess　the　state。
  One　who　possesses　the　Mother　of　the　state　can　last　a　long　time。
  This　means　having　deep　roots　and　strong　foundations；　the　Way　of　'lasting　life；　good　eyesight　into　old　age'。
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  Governing　a　large　state　is　like　cooking　a　small　fish。
  Rule　the　world　by　Tao　then　ghosts　will　not　take　to　haunting。
  It　is　not　that　the　ghosts　will　not　haunt　their　haunting　will　cause　no　hurt　to　humankind。　（It's　not　only　that　their　haunting　will　not　hurt　humankind；　the　Wise　Person　also　does　not　cause　hurt　to　them。
  These　two　do　not　hurt　each　other。）　Yes；　Te　unifies　and　restores。
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  The　great　state　is　a　low　and　easy　woman　for　the　world　the　one　the　Whole　world　unites　with。　Femininity　always　overcomes　Masculinity；　by　Stillness；　in　Stillness　it　takes　the　low　place。
  Yes：　A　great　state；　by　putting　itself　lower　than　the　smaller　state；　will　win　out　over　the　smaller　state。　A　small　state；　by　putting　itself　lower　than　the　great　state；　will　win　out　over　the　great　state。
  Yes：　One　puts　itself　lower　so　it　will　win　out；　if　the　other　gets　lower；　then　it　will　win。
  （A　great　state　has　no　further　desire　than　to　embrace　and　protect　other　states。　A　small　state　has　no　further　desire　than　to　enter　and　serve　other　states。
  So　both　get　what　they　want）　The　greatest　should　be　the　lowest。
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  Tao　is　the　honoured　center　for　the　thousands　of　things。　The　treasure　of　the　good　what　protects　the　not　good。
  Elegant　words　can　buy　and　sell　fine　conduct　gets　people　promoted。　People　who　are　not　good；　why　are　they　rejected？
  Yes：　When　they　are　enthroning　the　Son　of　Heaven　or　installing　the　Three　Ministers　…　although　they　are　presenting　in　tribute　jade　medallions　out　in　front　of　four…horse　teams；　this　cannot　compare　to　sitting　and　setting　forth　this　Tao。
  What　was　the　reason　that　the　ancients　treasured　this　Tao？　is　it　not　said：　〃By　it　the　seeker　obtains　by　it　the　guilty　escapes。〃　Yes：　It　is　the　Treasure　of　the　World。
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  Be　a　Non　Doer　work　at　Not　Working　acquire　a　taste　for　that　which　has　no　taste。
  Treat　small　things　as　though　they　were　great　treat　few　things　as　though　they　were　many。　〃Reward　what　is　injurious；　with　kind　Te。〃
  Plan　difficult　things　focussing　on　the　easy　parts　do　great　things　focussing　on　the　small　details。
  Difficult　tasks　in　the　world　always　begin　from　what　is　easy　great　tasks　in　the　world　always　begin　from　what　is　small。
  And　so　the　Wise　Person：　Does　not　'do　great　things'　and　so　is　able　to　fulfill　his　greatness。
  Yes：　Light　agreement　is　never　very　trustworthy　considering　everything　easy　makes　everything　difficult。
  And　so　the　Wise　Person：　Treats　things　as　difficult；　and　in　the　end　has　no　difficulty。
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  When　sitting　still；　they　are　easy　to　hold　down　no　omens　yet；　it　is　easy　to　plan　when　fragile；　they　are　easy　to　break　when　small；　they　are　easy　to　scatter。
  Work　on　it　when　it　isn't　yet　put　it　in　order　when　it　is　not　yet　disordered。
  A　tree　you　can　barely　get　your　arms　around；　grows　from　a　tiny　shoot　a　nine…story　tower　begins　as　a　heap　of　earth　a　thousand…mile　journey　begins　under　your　feet。
  Working　ruins；　grasping　loses。　And　so　the　Wise　Person：　Does　not　work；　so　does　not　ruin　does　not　grasp；　so　does　not　lose。
  Men　often　ruin　their　affairs　on　the　eve　of　success；　because　they　are　not　as　prudent　at　the　end　as　in　the　beginning。　The　wise　man　wills　what　others　do　not　will；　and　values　not　things　rare。　He　learns　what　others　learn　not；　and　gathers　up　what　they　despise。
  And　so　the　Wise　Person：　Desires　to　be　desireless　does　not　prize　goods　hard　to　come　by　learns　to　be　un…leaned　turns　back　to　the　place　all　others　have　gone　on　from。　So　as　to　help　along　the　naturalness　of　the　thousands　of　things　with　out　presuming　to　be　a　Worker。
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  Those　Excellent　at　doing　Tao　in　ancient　times　…　it　was　not　to　enlighten　the　people；　but　to　keep　them　stupid。
  The　difficulty　in　governing　the　people　…　because　of　their　knowledge。　Yes：　By　〃Knowledge！〃　govern　the　state　…　a　crime　against　the　state。　By　〃Ignorance！〃　govern　the　state　…　a　boon　to　the　state。
  Always：　To　understand　these　two　lines；　is　also　to　understand　the　Ideal　Pattern。　Always：　To　understand　the　Ideal　Pattern；　is　to　have　mysterious　Te。
  Mysterious　Te　is　deep；　far…reaching；　in　opposition　to　things　…　only　afterward　comes　the　Great　Harmony。
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  The　Yang…tze　and　the　ocean：　How　are　they　able　to　be　Kings　of　the　hundred　streams？　Because　they　excel　at　being　low　…　this　is　how　they　are　able　to　be　Kings　of　the　hundred　streams。
  And　so：　Wishing　to　be　high　above　the　people；　you　must　by　your　speech　put　yourself　at　the　bottom　Wishing　to　be　out　in　front　of　the　people；　you　must　put　your　self　in　the　last　place。
  And　so；　the　Wise　Person：　Stands　above；　but　the　people　are　not　weighed　down　stands　out　in　front；　but　the　people　are　not　harmed　and　so　the　world　delights　in　praising　him；　and　does　not　tire。
  Because　of　his　not　contending　no　one　in　the　world　can　contend　with　him。
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  Everyone　in　the　world　says　of　me：　'great　…　but　doesn't　seem　normal。'　It's　just　'greatness'　…　that's　why　it　does　not　seem　normal。　If　I　were　normal；　I'd　have　been　of　little　worth　for　a　long　time　now。
  I　have　three　treasures；　I　protect　and　keep　hold　of　them。　The　first　is　called　'gentleness'　the　second　is　called　'frugality'　the　third　is　called　'not　presuming　to　act　like　leader　of　the　world。'
  Gentle；　so　able　to　be　bold　frugal；　so　able　to　be　lavish　not　presuming　to　act　like　leader　of　the　world；　so　able　to　become　head　of　a　government。
  Now：　To　be　bold　without　being　gentle　to　be　lavish　without　being　frugal　to　act　like　leader　without　putting　oneself　last：　This　is　death。
  Yes；　gentleness：　〃Attack　with　it　and　you　will　win　defend　with　it　and　you　will　stand　firm。〃　When　Heaven　wants　to　rescue　someone；　it　surrounds　him　with　a　wall　of　gentleness。
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  The　best　soldier　is　not　warlike　the　best　fighter　shows　no　anger
  the　one　best　at　defeating　the　enemy　does　not　engage　him　the　one　best　at　managing　people　puts　himself　below　them。
  This　is　the　Te　of　not　contending　this　is　the　power　to　manage　people。　This　is　being　the　Counterpart　of　Heaven　equalling　the　very　best　of　the　ancients。
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  Military　men　have　a　saying：　〃I　do　not　presume　to　act　as　master；　I　act　as　guest　I　do　not　presume　to　advance　an　inch；　I　retreat　a　foot。〃
  This　is　like　〃going　forward　without　going　forward　rolling　up　the　sleeves　but　baring　no　arm　attacking　without　showing　hostility　drawing　with　no　sword。〃
  Nothing　brings　greater　disaster　than　the　motto：　〃The　enemy　is　nothing。〃　Thinking；　〃the　enemy　is　nothing〃：　close　to　losing　my　Treasure。
  Yes；　when　they　cross　weapons　and　attack　each　other　the　one　in　mourning　will　win。
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  My　words　are　very　easy　to　understand；　very　easy　to　practice。　No　one　in　the　world　can　understand；　No　one　can　practice　them。
  The　words　have　an　ancestor　the　practice　has　a　master。　They　just　do　not　understand　and　so　they　do　not　understand　me。　（So　few　understand　me　…　a　rare　treasure　indeed。）
  And　so　the　Wise　Person：　Dressed　in　shabby　clothes；　jade　under　his　shirt。
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  〃Aware　but　not　aware　of　it：　a　high　thing。〃　Not　aware　but　aware　of　it：　sick　of　this。　Simply　sick　of　the　sickness　…　and　so　no　longer　sick。
  The　Wise　Person's　lack　of　this　sickness：　He　became　sick　of　being　sick；　and　so　he's　no　longer　sick。
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  When　the　people　are　not　in　awe　of　your　majesty　then　great　majesty　has　been　achieved。
  Do　not　restrict　where　they　can　live　do　not　tire　them　out　by　taxing　what　they　live　on。　Simply　do　not　tire　them　and　they　will　not　tire　of　you。
  And　so；　the　Wise　Person：　Knows　himself　does　not　make　a　show　of　himself。　Loves　himself　does　not　exalt　himself。　Yes；　he　leaves　'that'　aside；　and　attends　to　'this。'
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  〃One　who　shows　bravery　by　being　daring　will　get　killed　one　who　shows　bravery　by　not　being　daring　will　survive。'
  But　in　both　these　cases：　〃Sometimes　it　helps；　sometimes　it　harms。〃　〃What　Heaven　picks　to　hate　…　who　knows　the　reason？〃　And　so　the　Wise　Person：　Treats　things　as　difficult。
  Heaven's　Way：　Not　contending；　but　excels　at　overcoming　not　speaking；　but　excels　in　getting　answers　not　summoning；　but　people　come　of　themselves　lax；　but　excels　at　organization。
  Heaven's　net　is　very　wide　…　loosely　woven；　but　it　lets　nothing　slip　by。
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  〃The　people　are　always　lacking　in　the　fear　of　death。〃　Then　why　frighten　them　with　death？
  Supposing　the　people　always　had　the　fear　of　death；　and　we　could　catch　law　breakers　and　kill　them　…　who　would　dare？
  There　is　always　The　Executioner　…　he　does　the　killing。　Doing　the　killing　in　The　Executioner's　place；　this　is　like　〃doing　the　cutting　in　the　master　carpenter's　place。〃　One　who　cuts　in　the　master　carpenter's　place　…　seldom　it　is　he　does　not　cut　his　hand。
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  'The　people　are　starving。'　It　is　because　those　high　up　eat　too　much　tax　grain；　this　is　why　they　are　starving。
  'The　people　are　hard　to　govern。'　It　is　because　there　is　Working　among　those　high　up；　this　is　why　they　are　hard　to　govern。
  'The　people　take　death　lightly。'　It　is　because　they　pursue　a