ns。　Seeing　this　evil　as　an　evil；　keeps　one　away　from　it。
  The　Sage　is　exempt　from　self…conceit；　because　he　dreads　it。　This　fear　keeps　him　from　it。
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  Those　（who　expose　themselves　to　danger　through　curiosity；　love　of　gain；　or　ambition）　should　be　afraid　when　they　are　not　afraid。　For　they　are　lost。
  Do　not　consider　your　place　of　birth　too　restricting；　do　not　become　dissatisfied　with　the　condition　in　which　you　were　born。　（Stay　what　you　are　and　where　you　are。　The　effort　to　seek　for　better　could　perhaps　cause　you　to　lose　you　way）。　One　does　not　become　dissatisfied；　if　one　does　not　wish　to　become　so。　（Dissatisfaction　is　always　voluntary；　coming　from　preparing　one's　situation　with　another；　and　having　preference　for　the　other）。
  The　Sage　knows　his　worth　but　does　not　show　it；　（he　does　not　feel　the　need　to　show　it　off）。　He　respects　himself　but　does　not　try　to　be　esteemed。　He　discerns；　adopting　this；　and　rejecting　that　（after　the　light　of　his　wisdom）。
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  Active　（warlike）　courage　procures　death。　Passive　courage　（patience；　endurance）　conserves　life。
  Therefore　there　are　two　courages；　one　harmful；　the　other　beneficial。　（Patience　and　forbearance　are　always　worth　more　than　incisive　action；　even　in　government；　in　politics）。　For　does　heaven　wish　harm；　or　not；　to　this　or　that　man；　or　nation？　。。。　And　why？　。。。　Who　knows？　…　Therefore　the　Sage　always　acts　as　though　embarrasses；　（hesitating；　making　up　his　mind　with　difficulty　before　any　active　intervention）。
  For　the　way　of　heaven　（its　constant　conduct）；　is　not　to　intervene　positively。　It　wins　without　fighting。　It　makes　things　obey　without　giving　orders。　It　makes　them　come　without　calling　them。　It　brings　everything　to　its　conclusion　whilst　having　the　appearance　of　letting　everything　drag。
  The　heavenly　net　catches　all。　Its　mesh　is　wide；　but　no　one　escapes　it。
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  If　the　people　do　not　fear　death；　what　is　the　good　of　trying　to　control　them　by　the　threat　of　death？
  If　they　fear　death；　then　only　capture　and　execute　those　who　cause　disorder；　turning　the　others　away　from　doing　likewise。　（The　legalists　who　are　lavish　with　the　death　penalty　and　believe　it　will　sort　everything　out；　are　therefore　wrong）。
  The　servant　of　death　（heaven）；　kills；　（let　him　do　it。　Let　us　not　do　his　work。　He　alone　is　capable　of　it）。　The　man　who　wants　to　kill　may　end　up　like　those　who　play　with　the　carpenter's　tools；　and　often　lose　a　finger　in　their　play。
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  If　the　people　are　hungry；　it　is　because　the　prince　eats　up　excessive　sums　of　money　（which　he　extorts　from　them）。
  If　the　people　are　restive；　it　is　because　the　prince　does　too　much；　（indisposes　them　by　his　innovations）。
  If　the　people　expose　themselves　lightly　to　death　（in　hazardous　enterprises）；　it　is　because　he　loves　life　too　much；　（love　of　well…being；　of　pleasure；　of　fame）。　He　who　does　nothing　in　order　to　live；　is　wiser　than　he　who　harms　himself　in　order　to　live。
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  When　a　man　is　born　he　is　supple　and　weak　（but　full　of　life）；　he　becomes　strong　and　powerful；　and　then　he　dies。
  It　is　the　same　for　plants；　delicate　（herbaceous）　at　first；　then　becoming　woody　at　the　time　of　their　death。
  He　who　is　strong　and　powerful　is　marked　for　death；　he　who　is　weak　and　flexible　is　marked　for　life。
  The　great　army　will　be　defeated。　The　great　tree　will　be　cut　down。
  Everything　that　is　strong　and　great　is　in　a　poorer　condition。　The　advantage　is　always　with　the　supple　and　the　weak。
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  Heaven　acts　（with　regard　to　men）　like　the　archer　who；　bending　his　bow；　makes　the　convexities　straight　and　the　concavities　bulge；　diminishing　the　greater　and　augmenting　the　lesser。　（Lowering　the　higher；　and　raising　the　lower）。
  It　takes　away　from　those　who　have　plenty；　and　adds　to　those　who　have　little。　Whereas　men　（bad　princes　who　bleed　the　people）　do　quite　the　opposite；　taking　away　from　those　who　lack　（the　people）；　in　order　to　add　to　those　who　have　in　abundance　（their　favourites）　。。。
  Any　superfluity　ought　to　come　back　to　the　empire　（to　the　people）；　but　only　he　who　possesses　the　Principle　is　capable　of　that。
  The　Sage　conforms　himself　to　the　Principle。　He　influences　without　attributing　the　result　to　himself。　He　accomplishes　without　appropriating　his　work　to　himself。　He　does　not　claim　the　title　of　the　Sage；　（but　keeps　himself　in　voluntary　obscurity）。
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  In　this　world　there　is　nothing　more　supple　and　weak　than　water；　and　yet　no　one；　however　strong　and　powerful　he　may　be；　can　resist　its　action　（corrosion；　wear；　wave　action）；　and　no　being　can　do　without　it　（　for　drinking；　growth；　etc。）。
  Is　it　clear　enough　that　weakness　is　worth　more　than　strength；　that　suppleness　can　overcome　rigidity？　…　Everyone　agrees　with　this；　but　no　one　acts　according　to　it。
  The　Sages　have　said：　〃He　who　rejects　neither　moral　filth　nor　political　evil　is　capable　of　becoming　the　chief　of　a　territory　or　the　sovereign　of　the　empire。〃　（He　who　is　supple　enough　to　accommodate　himself　to　all　that；　and　not　a　rigid　and　systematic　person）。　These　words　are　quite　true；　even　though　they　offend　many。
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  When　the　principle　of　a　dispute　has　been　settled　（some　accessory　grievances）　always　remain；　and　things　do　not　return　to　the　state　they　were　in　before；　（bruises　remain）。
  （Therefore　the　Sage　never　questions　it；　despite　his　right）。　Keeping　his　half　of　the　agreement；　he　does　not　exact　the　execution　（of　what　is　written）。
  He　who　knows　how　to　conduct　himself　after　the　Virtue　of　the　Principle；　lets　his　written　agreements　sleep。　He　who　does　not　know　how　to　conduct　himself　thus；　exacts　his　due。
  Heaven　is　impartial。　（If　it　were　capable　of　some　partiality）；　it　would　give　advantage　to　good　people；　（those　who　act　as　in　C。　It　would　overwhelm　them；　because　they　ask　for　nothing）。
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  If　I　were　king　of　a　little　state；　of　a　little　people；　I　would　take　care　to　use　（put　in　charge）　the　few　dozen　capable　men　that　this　state　would　contain。
  I　would　prevent　my　subjects　from　traveling；　by　making　them　fear　possible　accidental　death　so　much　that　they　would　not　dare　climb　into　a　boat　or　carriage。　I　would　prohibit　all　use　of　weapons。
  As　for　writing　and　calculating；　I　would　oblige　them　to　go　back　to　knotted　cords。　Then　they　would　find　their　food　tasty；　their　clothes　fine；　their　houses　peaceful；　and　their　manners　and　customs　agreeable。
  （I　would　prevent　curiosity　and　communication　to　the　point　where）　my　subjects　would　hear　the　noise　of　the　cocks　and　dogs　of　the　neighbouring　state；　but　die　from　old　age　without　having　crossed　the　border　and　had　relationships　with　the　people　there。
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  （I　have　finished。　Perhaps　you　may　find　my　discourse　lacks　something；　is　not　very　subtle；　and　is　scarcely　wise）。　This　is　because　native　frankness　does　not　dress　itself　up；
  natural　directness　avoids　quibbling；
  common　sense　can　dispense　with　artificial　erudition。
  The　Sage　does　not　hoard；　but　gives。　The　more　he　does　for　men；　the　more　he　can　do；　the　more　he　gives　them；　the　more　he　has。
  Heaven　does　good　to　all；　doing　no　evil　to　anyone。　The　Sage　imitates　it；　acting　for　the　good　of　all；　and　opposing　himself　to　no　one。
  English_Wing_TTK
  Das　Tao　Te　King　von　Lao　Tse
  Chinese　…　English　by
  R。L。　Wing；　1986
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  The　Beginning　of　Power
  The　Tao　that　can　be　expressed
  Is　not　the　Tao　of　the　Absolute。
  The　name　that　can　be　named
  Is　not　the　name　of　the　Absolute。
  The　nameless　originated　Heaven　and　Earth。
  The　named　is　the　Mother　of　All　Things。
  Thus；　without　expectation
  One　will　always　perceive　the　subtlety；
  And；　with　expectation
  One　will　always　perceive　the　boundary。
  The　source　of　these　two　is　identical；
  Yet　their　names　are　different。
  Together　they　are　called　profound；
  Profound　and　mysterious；
  The　gateway　to　the　Collective　Subtlety。
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  Using　Polarity
  When　all　the　world　knows　beauty　as　beauty；
  There　is　ugliness。
  When　they　know　good　as　good；
  Then　there　is　evil。
  In　this　way
  Existence　and　nonexistence　produce　each　other。
  Difficult　and　easy　complete　each　other。
  Long　and　short　contrast　each　other。
  Pitch　and　tone　harmonize　each　other。
  Future　and　past　follow　each　other。
  Therefore；　Evolved　Individuals
  Hold　their　position　without　effort；
  Practice　their　philosophy　without　words；
  Are　a　part　of　All　Things　and　overlook　nothing。
  They　produce　but　do　not　possess；
  Act　wihtout　expectation；
  Succeed　wtihout　taking　credit。
  Since；　indeed；　they　take　no　credit；　it　remains　with　them。
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  Keeping　Peace
  Do　not　exalt　the　very　gifted；
  And　people　will　not　contend。
  Do　not　trasure　goods　that　are　hard　to　get；
  And　people　will　not　become　thieves。
  Do　not　focus　on　desires；
  And　people's　minds　will　not　be　confused。
  Therefore；　Evolved　Individuals　lead　others　by
  Opening　their　minds；
  Reinforcing　their　centers；
  Relaxing　their　desires；
  Strengthening　their　characters。
  Let　the　people　always　act　without　strategy　or　desire；
  Let　the　clever　not　venture　to　act。
  Act　without　action；
  And　nothing　is　without　order。
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