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  On　Real　Education
  Do　away　with　learning；　the　same　with　wisdom；　the　people　will　gain　a　hundredfold。　Do　away　with　攈umanity？and　the　same　with攋ustice？　the　people　will　rediscover　love　and　duty。　Do　away　with　expensive　arts；　the　same　with　profits；　there　will　be　no　thieves；　no　robbers。　These　three　things　involve　the　external　world；　they　are　therefore　of　no　real　value。
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  The　people　need　what　is　more　dependable。　Reveal；　then；　your　natural；　inner　self。　Realize　your　original　nature；　control　selfishness；　subdue　desires。
  *　The　first　paragraph　of　chapter　20　was　put　here　by　the　author。
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  Do　away　with　formal　learning　and　you　will　not　be　annoyed　by　its　multitude　of　details。　How　much　difference　between　yea　and　nay？　How　much　difference　between　good　and　evil？　It　is　true　that　what　man　fear　you　must　also　fear；　but　how　very　remote　the　actual　occurence。*
  The　great　mass　of　people　are　content　as　if　at　the　sacrificial　feast　or　at　the　spring　carnival。　I　alone　am　serene；　quiet；　passive；　like　a　newborn　babe　unable　yet　to　smile。
  I　am　alone；　like　one　who　is　homeless。
  Others　seem　to　have　abundance　while　I　seem　to　live　in　contemplation。　Perhaps　I　am　the　fool；　so　obscure；　so　vague。　The　masses　seem　bright　and　informed；　I　alone　seem　dull　and　uninformed。　The　masses　are　clever　and　smug；　I　alone　am　simple　and　unassuming。　Alone；　as　if　adrift　on　the　lonely　sea。
  And　others　seem　to　have　useful　purpose；　I　alone　seem　impractical　and　awkward。　I　am　alone；　different。　I　choose　to　be　sustained　by　nature。
  *　The　first　paragraph　of　this　chapter　was　put　to　the　with　*　marked　place　in　chapter　19。
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  The　Teh　follows　Tao。
  Tao　is　like　a　dream：　invisible；　intangible；　obscure。　It　is　invisible　yet　there　is　form　to　it。　It　is　intangible　yet　there　is　a　feel　to　it。　It　is　obscure　yet　there　is　method　to　it。　The　method　is　true　and　so　there　are　signs　of　it。
  From　ancient　times　until　now　the　signs　have　never　ceased　by　which　we　can　see　the　beginning。　How　can　I　know　the　nature　of　the　beginning？　By　these　signs！
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  Be　humble；　you　will　remain　yourself。　Be　flexible；　bend；　and　you　will　be　straight。　Be　ever　receptiveand　you　will　be　satisfied。　Become　tired　and　weary　and　you　will　be　renewed。　Have　little；　you　will　have　enough；　to　have　abundance　is　to　be　troubled。
  Thus；　the　truly　wise　seek　Unity；　they　embrace　oneness；　and　become　examples　for　all　the　world。　Not　revealing　themselves；　they　shine；　not　self…righteous；　they　are　distinguished；　not　self…centered；　they　are　famous；　not　seeking　glory；　they　are　leaders。
  Because　they　are　not　quarrelsome　no　one　quarrels　with　them。
  Thus　it　is　as　the　ancients　said：　擳o　yield　is　to　retain　Unity。？The　truly　wise　have　Unity；　and　the　world　respects　them。
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  Nature　is　sparing　in　its　talk。　Unusually　high　winds　seldom　last　the　whole　morning；　unusually　heavy　rains　seldom　last　the　whole　day。　And　where　do　these　things　originate？　Within　nature。　And　if　nature　so　spares　its　talk；　how　much　more；　then；　should　you？
  Whoever　follows　Tao　becomes　as　Tao。　Whoever　follows　Teh　becomes　as　Teh。　Whoever　abandons　Tao　or　Teh　will　be　abandoned　by　Tao　and　Teh。
  Whoever　seeks　Tao　is　welcomed　to　Tao。　Whoever　seeks　Teh　is　welcomed　to　Teh。　Whoever　seeks　abandonment　is　welcomed　by　abandonment。
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  Whoever　stands　on　tiptoe　is　unsteady；　whoever　walks　with　long　strides　cannot　long　keep　up　the　pace；　whoever　makes　a　show　of　himself　cannot　shine；　whoever　is　self？righteous　cannot　gain　the　respect　of　the　people；　whoever　is　self？centered　cannot　become　loved　by　others；　whoever　seeks　glory　cannot　become　a　true　leader。
  According　to　the　Tao　these　attitudes　are　exessive；　unnecessary。　Even　in　earthly　matters　they　are　to　be　avoided。　Therefore　the　follower　of　Tao　avoids　them。
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  There　is　something　mysterious；　without　beginning；　without　end；　that　existed　before　the　heavens　and　earth。　Unmoving；　infinite；　standing　alone；　never　changing。　It　is　everywhere　and　it　is　inexhaustible。　It　is　the　mother　of　all。
  I　do　not　know　its　name。　If　I　must　name　it　I　call　it　Tao　and　I　hail　it　as　supreme。
  Supreme　means　never？ending；　never？ending　means　far…reaching；　and　far…reaching　means　returning。　Thus　Tao　is　supreme；　the　heavens　are　supreme；　earth　is　supreme；　and　man　is　supreme。　There　are　four　supremes　in　the　universe；　man　is　one　of　them。
  Man　is　subject　to　the　laws　of　the　earth；　the　earth　is　subject　to　the　laws　of　the　universe；　the　universe　is　subject　to　the　laws　of　Tao；　and　Tao　is　subject　to　the　laws　of　its　own　Nature。
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  Heaviness　（sincerity）　is　the　root　of　lightness　（frivolity）。　And　serenity　far　surpasses　hastiness。
  The　truly　wise　can　travel　all　day　yet　never　put　down　their　baggage。　Though　there　be　appealing　distractions　they　remain　serene；　passive；　undisturbed。
  How　can　a　leader　of　ten　thousand　chariots　make　his　role　obscure；　insignificant？
  To　be　light　is　to　lose　the　root　of　lightness；　to　be　hasty　is　to　lose　self…mastery。
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  A　good　traveler　has　no　need　to　leave　tracks；　a　good　speaker　leaves　no　grounds　for　rebuttal；　a　good　trader　needs　no　scales；　no　computer；　a　good　door　needs　no　latch　to　remain　shut；　a　good　fastener　needs　no　rope　to　perfect　its　bond。
  The　truly　wise　are　helpful　to　people。　No　one　is　rejected。　The　truly　wise　are　helpful　to　everything。　Nothing　is　rejected。　They　are　a　friend　to　the　friendless；　a　hope　to　the　hopeless。　This　is　double　enlightenment。
  Therefore　the　good　teach　the　bad；　the　bad　are　lessons　for　the　good。　Whoever　dislikes　such　a　teacher；　who　dislikes　such　a　lesson；　may　appear　learned　but　is　misguided。　This　is　the　subtlety　of　true　wisdom。
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  He　who　knows　the　mystic　male　（Yang）　yet　retains　the　mystic　female　（Yin）　is　as　a　great　canyon　welcoming　the　whole　world。　He　has　Teh　and　is　innocent　as　a　child。
  Whoever　is　aware　of　the　white　（Yang）　yet　retains　the　black　（Yin）　is　as　a　standard　for　all　the　world。　He　has　Teh　and　has　returned　to　the　Absolute。　Whoever　is　aware　of　fame　and　glory　yet　retains　humility　and　obscurity　is　as　a　valley　that　can　hold　the　earth。　He　has　Teh　and　has　returned　to　Unity。
  Divide　the　Unity；　the　parts　become　as　tools。　In　the　hands　of　the　truly　wise　they　become　the　means　to　an　end；　but　never　ends　in　themselves。
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  Those　who　seek　to　conquer　the　world　and　shape　it　as　they　see　fit　never　succeed。　The　world　is　a　sacred　vessel　and　cannot　be　improved。　Whoever　tries　to　alter　it；　spoils　it；　whoever　tries　to　direct　it；　misleads　it。　So；　some　things　advance；　others　lag；　some　proceed　in　silence；　others　make　sound；　some　are　strong；　others　weak；　some　are　forward；　others　retiring。　Therefore　the　truly　wise　avoid　extremes；　extravagance；　and　foolish　pride。
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  Tao　in　War
  Whoever　advises　a　ruler　according　to　Tao　opposes　conquest　by　war。　Policies　of　war　tend　to　rebound。　Where　the　armies　march；　brambles　grow。　Whenever　a　great　army　is　formed；　hunger　and　evil　follow。　So；　a　wise　general　achieves　his　goal　and　stops；　he　does　not　battle　beyond　victory；　he　wins；　but　does　not　boast　of　it；　he　wins；　but　does　not　celebrate　it；　he　wins；　but　does　not　revel　in　the　spoils；　he　wins；　for　it　is　his　duty　to　win；　he　wins；　but　not　from　love　of　violence。　Things　reach　their　peak；　then　decline。　Violence　opposes　Tao。　Whoever　opposes　Tao　dies　early。
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  War　Is　Evil
  Weapons　are　tools　of　destruction　avoided　by　followers　of　Tao。　The　citizen　favors　the　creative　in　time　of　peace；　the　citizen　favors　the　destructive　in　time　of　war。
  Weapons　are　the　tools　of　destruction　not　used　by　people　of　dignity；　but　when　their　use　cannot　be　avoided；　the　best　policy　is　calm　restaint。
  There　is　no　beauty　in　victory。　Whoever　calls　it　so　delights　in　slaughter。　Whoever　delights　in　slaughter　is　not　fit　to　rule。
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  Tao　is　absolute；　nameless。　A　piece　of　wood；　uncarved；　natural；　cannot　be　used　by　anyone。　The　leaders　who　can　be　as　genuine　and　natural　as　this　gain　the　respect　of　the　people。
  The　heavens　and　the　earth　join　and　gentle　rains　fall；　beyond　anyone抯　command；　to　everyone　equally。
  When　civilization　grew；　names　began。　With　names；　one　should　know　where　to　stop。　Whoever　knows　this　has　security。
  In　the　world　Tao　is　like　rain　that　falls　into　the　rivers　and　thence　to　the　open　sea。
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  One　who　knows　others　is　wise；　one　who　knows　himself　is　wisest。　One　who　conquers　others　is　strong；　one　who　conquers　himself　is　strongest。
  To　be　content　is　to　be　wealthy；　to　be　dedicated　is　to　be　strong；　to　be　genuine　is　to　endure；　to　die　and　be　remembered　is　to　have　immortality。
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  The　great　Tao　is　everywhere；　on　all　sides。　Everything　derives　from　it；　nothing　is　rejected　by　it。
  Through　Tao　everything　exists　yet　it　does　not　take　possession。　It　provides　for　erverything　yet　it　does　not　lay　claim。
  Without　motive　it　seems　small。　Being　the　source　of　everything　it　is　great。　Because　it　never　claims　greatness；　its　greatness　shines　brightly。
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  The　world　will　follow；　without　fear　of　evil；　serene；　peaceful；　secure；　one　who　follows　the　great　symbol　of　Yin…Yang。
  Music　and　good　food　will　stop　the　passing　stranger；　but　Tao；　offered　by　the　spoken　word；　seem