Do　not　cast　him　away　cast　away　his　wickedness
  When　the　emperor　is　crowned　or　the　three　ministers　installed　they　receive　a　gift　of　jade　and　horses
  But　how　can　this　compare　to　sitting　still　and　gaining　the　treasure　of　Tao
  This　is　why　the　ancient　masters　honoured　the　inward　path　of　Tao
  Did　they　not　say　揝eek　and　you　will　find？　揈rr　and　you　will　be　forgiven？
  Within；　within
  This　is　where　the　world抯　treasure　has　always　been
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  Act　without　acting
  Give　without　giving
  Taste　without　tasting
  Tao　alone　becomes　all　things　great　and　all　things　small
  It　is　the　One　in　many
  It　is　the　many　in　One
  Let　Tao　become　all　your　actions　then　your　wants　will　become　your　treasure　your　injury　will　become　your　blessing
  Take　on　difficulties　while　they　are　still　easy
  Do　great　things　while　they　are　still　small
  Step　by　step　the　world抯　burden　is　lifted
  Piece　by　piece　the　world抯　treasure　is　amassed
  So　the　Sage　stays　with　his　daily　task　and　accomplishes　the　greatest　thing
  Beware　of　those　who　promise　a　quick　and　easy　way　for　much　ease　brings　many　difficulties
  Follow　your　path　to　the　end
  Accept　difficulty　as　an　opportunity
  This　is　the　sure　way　to　end　up　with　no　difficulties　at　all
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  A　still　mind　can　easily　hold　the　truth
  The　difficulties　yet　to　come　can　easily　be　avoided
  The　feeble　are　easily　broken
  The　small　are　easily　scattered
  Begin　your　task　before　it　becomes　a　burden
  Put　your　things　in　order　before　they　get　out　of　hand
  Remember；
  A　tree　that　fills　a　man抯　embrace　grows　from　a　single　seedling
  A　tower　nine　stories　high　starts　with　one　brick
  A　journey　of　a　thousand　miles　begins　with　a　single　step
  Act　and　it抯　ruined
  Grab　and　it抯　gone
  People　on　the　verge　of　success　often　lose　patience　and　fail　in　their　undertakings
  Be　steady　from　the　beginning　to　the　end　and　you　won抰　bring　on　failure
  The　Sage　desires　that　which　has　no　desires　and　teaches　that　which　cannot　be　taught
  He　does　not　value　the　objects　held　by　a　few　but　only　that　which　is　held　by　everyone
  He　guides　men　back　to　their　own　treasure　and　helps　all　things　come　to　know　the　truth　they　have　forgotten
  All　this　he　does　without　a　stir
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  The　ancient　ones　were　simple…hearted　and　blended　with　the　common　people
  They　did　not　shine　forth
  They　did　not　rule　with　cleverness
  So　the　nation　was　blessed
  Now　the　rulers　are　filled　with　clever　ideas　and　the　lives　of　people　are　filled　with　hardship
  So　the　nation　is　cursed
  He　who　knows　the　play　of　Tao　and　Te　knows　the　nature　of　the　universe
  Tao　brings　forth　Te　from　its　own　being
  Te　expands　in　all　directions　filling　every　corner　of　the　world　becoming　the　splendour　of　all　creation
  Yet　at　every　moment　Te　seeks　Tao
  This　is　the　movement　that　guides　the　universe
  This　is　the　impulse　that　leads　all　things　back　home
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  Why　do　the　hundred　rivers　turn　and　rush　toward　the　sea？
  Because　it　naturally　stays　below　them
  He　who　wishes　to　rule　over　people　must　speak　as　if　below　them
  He　who　wishes　to　lead　the　people　must　walk　as　if　behind　them
  So　the　Sage　rules　over　the　people　but　he　does　not　weigh　them　down
  He　leads　the　people　but　he　does　not　block　their　way
  The　Sage　stays　low　so　the　world　never　tires　of　exalting　him
  He　remains　a　servant　so　the　world　never　tires　of　making　him　its　king
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  All　the　world　talks　about　my　Tao　with　such　familiarity　？br》　What　folly！
  Tao　is　not　something　found　at　the　marketplace　or　passe　don　from　father　to　son
  It　is　not　something　to　be　gained　by　knowing　or　lost　by　forgetting
  If　Tao　were　like　this
  It　would　have　been　lost　and　forgotten　long　ago
  I　have　three　treasures　that　I　hold　dear　the　first　is　love　the　second　is　moderation　the　third　is　humility
  With　love　one　in　fearless
  With　moderation　one　in　abundant
  With　humility　one　can　fill　the　highest　position
  Now　if　one　is　fearless　but　has　no　love　abundant　but　has　no　moderation　rises　up　but　has　no　humility
  Surely　he　is　doomed
  Love　vanquishes　all　attackers
  It　is　impregnable　in　defense
  When　Heaven　wants　to　protect　someone　does　it　send　an　army？
  No；　it　protects　him　with　love
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  The　best　warrior　leads　without　haste　fights　without　anger　overcomes　without　confrontation
  He　puts　himself　below　and　brings　out　the　highest　in　his　men
  This　is　the　virtue　of　not　confronting　of　working　with　the　abilities　you　have　of　complying　with　the　laws　of　Heaven
  This　is　the　ancient　path　that　leads　to　perfection
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  The　great　warriors　have　a　saying；　揑　dare　not　act　as　host　but　would　rather　be　a　guest　I　dare　not　advance　an　inch　but　would　rather　retreat　a　foot？br》　So　advance　but　do　not　use　your　feet
  Seize　but　do　not　use　your　arms
  Cut　but　do　not　use　your　sword
  Fight　but　do　not　use　your　own　power
  There　is　no　greater　misfortune　than　feeling　揑　have　an　enemy？br》　For　when　揑？and　揺nemy？exist　together　there　is　no　room　left　for　my　treasure
  Thus；　when　two　opponents　meet　the　one　without　an　enemy　will　surely　triumph
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  My　teachings　are　very　easy　to　understand　and　very　easy　to　practice
  Yet　so　few　in　this　world　understand　and　so　few　are　able　to　practice
  My　words　arise　from　that　ancient　source
  My　actions　are　those　of　the　universe　itself
  If　people　do　not　know　these　how　can　they　know　me？
  Those　who　follow　my　ways　are　rare　and　so　I　treasure　them
  Even　if　they　wear　the　clothes　of　a　beggar　they　carry　a　priceless　gem　within
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  Knowing　what　cannot　be　known　？what　a　lofty　aim！
  Not　knowing　what　needs　to　be　known　？what　a　terrible　result！
  Only　when　your　sickness　becomes　sick　will　your　sickness　disappear
  The　Sage抯　illness　has　become　ill　his　renunciation　has　been　renounced
  Now　he　is　free
  And　every　place　in　the　world　is　the　perfect　place　to　be
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  When　the　people　do　not　fear　worldly　power　a　greater　power　will　arrive
  Don抰　limit　the　view　of　yourself
  Don抰　despise　the　conditions　of　your　birth
  Don抰　resist　the　natural　course　of　your　life
  In　this　way　you　will　never　weary　of　this　world
  The　Sage　knows　himself；　but　not　as　himself　he　loves　himself；　but　not　as　himself　he　honours　himself；　but　not　as　himself
  Thus；　he　discards　the　view　of　his　own　self　and　chooses　the　view　of　the　universe
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  Bold　action　against　others　leads　to　death
  Bold　action　in　harmony　with　Tao　leads　to　life
  Good　fortune；　bad　fortune
  One　seems　to　bring　benefit　the　other　to　cause　harm
  But　Heaven　rejects　them　both
  Both；　in　the　end；　tether　men　to　this　world
  Who　can　know　the　reasons　of　Heaven？
  Who　can　know　its　endless　ways？
  Not　even　the　Sage　has　an　answer　to　this　one
  Heaven抯　way　does　not　strive　yet　it　always　overcomes
  It　does　not　speak；　yet　it　responds
  It　is　not　summoned；　yet　it　appears
  It　does　not　hurry；　yet　it　completes　everything　on　time
  The　net　of　Heaven　spans　the　universe　yet　not　the　slightest　thing　ever　slips　by
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  Why　are　the　peole　starving？　？br》　Because　their　grain　is　being　eaten　up　by　taxes
  That抯　why　they抮e　starving
  Why　are　the　people　rebellious？　？br》　Because　those　above　them　meddle　intheir　lives
  That抯　why　they抮e　rebellious
  Why　do　peole　regard　death　so　lightly？　？br》　Because　they　are　so　involved　with　their　own　living
  That抯　why　they　regard　death　so　lightly
  In　the　end；
  The　treasure　of　life　is　missed　by　those　who　hold　on　and　gained　by　those　who　let　go
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  When　life　begins　we　are　tender　and　weal
  When　life　ends　we　are　stiff　and　rigid
  All　things；　including　the　grass　and　trees；　are　soft　and　pliable　in　life　dry　and　brittle　in　death
  So　the　soft　and　supple　are　the　companions　of　life
  While　the　stiff　and　unyielding　are　the　companions　of　death
  An　army　that　cannot　yield　will　be　defeated
  A　treee　that　cannot　bend　will　crack　in　the　wind
  Thus　by　Nature抯　own　decree　the　hard　and　strong　are　defeated　while　the　soft　and　gentle　are　triumphant
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  Heaven　operates　like　the　bending　of　a　bow　…　the　high　it　pulls　down　the　low　it　brings　up
  It　takes　from　that　which　has　too　much
  And　gives　to　that　which　has　too　little
  The　way　of　man　is　otherwise　…　he　takes　from　that　which　is　depleted　and　gives　to　that　which　has　too　much
  Who　can　offer　an　abundance　to　the　world？　？br》　One　who　has　Tao
  Such　a　one　can　give　like　the　heavens
  The　Sage　gives　without　relying　on　his　own　effort
  He　completes　without　waiting　for　a　reward
  He　illumines　wihtout　stepping　from　the　shadow
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  Nothing　in　the　world　is　as　soft　and　yielding　as　water
  Yet　for　attacking　the　hard　and　strong　none　can　triumph　so　easily
  It　is　weak；　yet　none　can　equal　it
  It　is　soft；　yet　none　can　damage　it
  It　is　yielding；　yet　none　can　wear　it　away
  Everyone　knows　that　the　soft　overcomes　the　hard　and　the　yielding　triumphs　over　the　rigid
  Why　then　so　little　faith？
  Why　can　no　one　practice　it？
  So　the