This　is　an　explanation　of　the　secret　that　the　tender　and　the　weak　conquer　the　hard　and　the　strong。
  As　the　fish　should　not　escape　from　the　deep；　so　with　the　country's　sharp　tools　the　people　should　not　become　acquainted。
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  Administration　of　Government
  Reason　always　practises　non…assertion；　and　there　is　nothing　that　remains　undone。
  If　princes　and　kings　could　keep　Reason；　the　ten　thousand　creatures　would　of　themselves　be　reformed。　While　being　reformed　they　might　yet　be　anxious　to　stir；　but　I　would　restrain　them　by　the　simplicity　of　the　Ineffable。
  〃The　simplicity　of　the　unexpressed
  Will　purify　the　heart　of　lust。
  Is　there　no　lust　there　will　be　rest；
  And　all　the　world　will　thus　be　blest。〃
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  Discourse　on　Virtue
  Superior　virtue　is　unvirtue。　Therefore　it　has　virtue。　Inferior　virtue　never　loses　sight　of　virtue。　Therefore　it　has　no　virtue。
  Superior　virtue　is　non…assertion　and　without　pretension。　Inferior　virtue　asserts　and　makes　pretensions。
  Superior　benevolence　acts　but　makes　no　pretensions。　Superior　justice　acts　and　makes　pretensions。
  Superior　propriety　acts　and　when　no　one　responds　to　it；　it　stretches　its　arm　and　enforces　its　rules。
  Thus　one　loses　Reason　and　then　virtue　appears。　One　loses　virtue　and　then　benevolence　appears。　One　loses　benevolence　and　then　justice　appears。　One　loses　justice　and　then　propriety　appears。　The　rules　of　propriety　are　the　semblance　of　loyalty　and　faith；　and　the　beginning　of　disorder。
  Traditionalism　is　the　flower　of　Reason；　but　of　ignorance　the　beginning。
  Therefore　a　great　organizer　abides　by　the　solid　and　dwells　not　in　the　external。　He　abides　in　the　fruit　and　dwells　not　in　the　flower。
  Therefore　he　discards　the　latter　and　chooses　the　former。
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  The　Root　of　Order
  From　of　old　these　things　have　obtained　oneness：
  〃Heaven　by　oneness　becometh　pure。
  Earth　by　oneness　can　endure。
  Minds　by　oneness　souls　procure。
  Valleys　by　oneness　repletion　secure。
  〃All　creatures　by　oneness　to　life　have　been　called。
  And　kings　were　by　oneness　as　models　installed。〃
  Such　is　the　result　of　oneness。
  〃Were　heaven　not　pure　it　might　be　rent。
  Were　earth　not　stable　it　might　be　bent。
  Were　minds　not　ensouled　they'd　be　impotent。
  Were　valleys　not　filled　they'd　soon　be　spent。
  When　creatures　are　lifeless　who　can　their　death　prevent？
  Are　kings　not　models；　but　on　haughtiness　bent；
  Their　fall；　forsooth；　is　imminent。〃
  Thus；　the　nobles　come　from　the　commoners　as　their　root；　and　the　high　rest　upon　the　lowly　as　their　foundation。　Therefore；　princes　and　kings　call　themselves　orphaned；　lonely；　and　unworthy。　Is　this　not　because　they　take　lowliness　as　their　root？
  The　several　parts　of　a　carriage　are　not　a　carriage。
  Those　who　have　become　a　unity　are　neither　anxious　to　be　praised　with　praise　like　a　gem；　nor　disdained　with　disdain　like　a　stone。
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  Avoiding　Activity
  〃Homeward　is　Reason's　course；
  Weakness　is　Reason's　force。〃
  Heaven　and　earth　and　the　ten　thousand　things　come　from　existence；　but　existence　comes　from　non…existence。
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  Sameness　in　Difference
  When　a　superior　scholar　hears　of　Reason　he　endeavors　to　practise　it。
  When　an　average　scholar　hears　of　Reason　he　will　sometimes　keep　it　and　sometimes　lose　it。
  When　an　inferior　scholar　hears　of　Reason　he　will　greatly　ridicule　it。　Were　it　not　thus　ridiculed；　it　would　as　Reason　be　insufficient。
  Therefore　the　poet　says：
  〃The　Reasonenlightened　seem　dark　and　black；
  The　Reasonadvanced　seem　going　back；
  The　Reasonstraight…levelled　seem　rugged　and　slack。
  〃The　high　in　virtue　resemble　a　vale；
  The　purely　white　in　shame　must　quail；
  The　staunchest　virtue　seems　to　fail。
  〃The　solidest　virtue　seems　not　alert；
  The　purest　chastity　seems　pervert；
  The　greatest　square　will　rightness　desert。
  〃The　largest　vessel　is　not　yet　complete；
  The　loudest　sound　is　not　speech　replete；
  The　greatest　form　has　no　shape　concrete。〃
  Reason　so　long　as　it　remains　latent　is　unnamable。　Yet　Reason　alone　is　good　for　imparting　and　completing。
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  Reason's　Modifications
  Reason　begets　unity；　unity　begets　duality；　duality　begets　trinity；　and　trinity　begets　the　ten　thousand　things。
  The　ten　thousand　things　are　sustained　by　Yin　＇the　negative　principle＇；　they　are　encompassed　by　Yang　＇the　positive　principle＇；　and　the　immaterial　breath　renders　them　harmonious。
  That　which　the　people　find　odious；　to　be　orphaned；　lonely；　and　unworthy；　kings　and　princes　select　as　their　titles。　Thus；　on　the　one　hand；　loss　implies　gain；　and　on　the　other　hand；　gain　implies　loss。
  What　others　have　taught　I　teach　also。
  The　strong　and　aggressive　do　not　die　a　natural　death；　but　I　will　obey　the　doctrine's　father。
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  Its　Universal　Application
  The　world's　weakest　overcomes　the　world's　hardest。
  Non…existence　enters　into　the　impenetrable。
  Thereby　I　comprehend　of　non…assertion　the　advantage。　There　are　few　in　the　world　who　obtain　of　non…assertion　the　advantage　and　of　silence　the　lesson。
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  Setting　Up　Precepts
  〃Name　or　person；　which　is　more　near？
  Person　or　fortune；　which　is　more　dear？
  Gain　or　loss；　which　is　more　sear？
  〃Extreme　dotage　leadeth　to　squandering。
  Hoarded　wealth　inviteth　plundering。
  〃Who　is　content　incurs　no　humiliation；
  Who　knows　when　to　stop　risks　no　vitiation；
  Forever　lasteth　his　duration。〃
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  Greatest　Virtue
  〃Greatest　perfection　imperfect　will　be；
  But　its　work　ne'er　waneth。
  Greatest　fulness　is　vacuity；
  Its　work　unexhausted　remaineth。〃
  〃Straightest　lines　resemble　curves；
  Greatest　skill　like　a　tyro　serves；
  Greatest　eloquence　stammers　and　swerves。〃
  Motion　conquers　cold。　Quietude　conquers　heat。　Purity　and　clearness　are　the　world's　standard。
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  Moderation　of　Desire
  When　the　world　possesses　Reason；　race　horses　are　reserved　for　hauling　dung。　When　the　world　is　without　Reason；　war　horses　are　bred　in　the　common。
  No　greater　sin　than　yielding　to　desire。　No　greater　misery　than　discontent。　No　greater　calamity　than　greed。
  Therefore；　he　who　knows　content's　content　is　always　content。
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  Viewing　the　Distant
  〃Without　passing　out　of　the　gate
  The　world's　course　I　prognosticate。
  Without　peeping　through　the　window
  The　heavenly　Reason　I　contemplate。
  The　further　one　goes；
  The　less　one　knows。〃
  Therefore　the　holy　man　does　not　travel；　and　yet　he　has　knowledge。　He　does　not　see　things；　and　yet　he　defines　them。　He　does　not　labor；　and　yet　he　completes。
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  Forgetting　Knowledge
  He　who　seeks　learnedness　will　daily　increase。　He　who　seeks　Reason　will　daily　diminish。　He　will　diminish　and　continue　to　diminish　until　he　arrives　at　non…assertion。
  With　non…assertion　there　is　nothing　that　he　cannot　achieve。　When　he　takes　the　empire；　it　is　always　because　he　uses　no　diplomacy。　He　who　uses　diplomacy　is　not　fit　to　take　the　empire。
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  Trust　in　Virtue
  The　holy　man　has　not　a　heart　of　his　own。　The　hundred　families'　hearts　he　makes　his　heart。
  The　good　I　meet　with　goodness；　the　bad　I　also　meet　with　goodness；　that　is　virtue's　goodness。　The　faithful　I　meet　with　faith；　the　faithless　I　also　meet　with　faith；　that　is　virtue's　faith。
  The　holy　man　dwells　in　the　world　anxious；　very　anxious　in　his　dealings　with　the　world。　He　universalizes　his　heart；　and　the　hundred　families　fix　upon　him　their　ears　and　eyes。　The　holy　man　treats　them　all　like　children。
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  The　Estimation　of　Life
  Abroad　in　life；　home　in　death。
  There　are　thirteen　avenues　of　life；　there　are　thirteen　avenues　of　death；　on　thirteen　avenues　men　that　live　pass　unto　the　realm　of　death。
  Now；　what　is　the　reason？　It　is　because　they　live　life's　intensity。
  Yea；　I　understand　that　one　whose　life　is　based　on　goodness；　when　traveling　on　land　will　not　fall　a　prey　to　the　rhinoceros　or　the　tiger。　When　coming　among　soldiers；　he　need　not　fear　arms　and　weapons。　The　rhinoceros　finds　no　place　wherein　to　insert　its　horn。　The　tiger　finds　no　place　wherein　to　put　his　claws。　Weapons　find　no　place　wherein　to　thrust　their　blades。　The　reason　is　that　he　does　not　belong　to　the　realm　of　death。
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  Nursing　Virtue
  Reason　quickens　all　creatures。　Virtue　feeds　them。　Reality　shapes　them。　The　forces　complete　them。　Therefore　among　the　ten　thousand　things　there　is　none　that　does　not　esteem　Reason　and　honor　virtue。
  Since　the　esteem　of　Reason　and　the　honoring　of　virtue　is　by　no　one　commanded；　it　is　forever　spontaneous。
  Therefore　it　is　said　that　Reason　quickens　all　creatures；　while　virtue　feeds　them；　raises　them；　nurtures　them；　completes　them；　matures　them；　rears　them；　and　protects　them。
  To　quicken　but　not　to　own；　to　make　but　not　to　claim；　to　raise　but　not　to　rule；　this　is　called　profound　virtue。
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  Returning　to　the　Origin
  When　the　world　takes　its　beginning；　Reason　becomes　the　world's　mother。
  As　one　knows　his　mo