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The purest white seems stained.
The most straight seems curved.
The sage acts by doing nothing.
The light of the Way seems dim.
The Tao is told is not the Tao.
Praise and disgrace cause fear.
By compassion one can be brave.
The brittle is easy to shatter.
Meet the big while it is small.
Stillness is the ruler of haste.
Those who show off do not shine.
A good wanderer leaves no trace.
A good speaker does not stutter.
High and low rest on each other.
First and last follow each other.
The highest tone is hard to hear.
Peace and quiet govern the world.
The perfect square lacks corners.
Must one dread what others dread?
The unyielding army will not win.
Yielding, like ice about to melt.
Not valuing wealth prevents theft.
Those who boast are not respected.
By moderation one can be generous.
The most fundamental seems fickle.
Yielding is the manner of the Way.
Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
The most eloquent seems to stutter.
Excellent warriors are not violent.
The sturdiest virtue seems fragile.
Seeing the small is called clarity.
The Tao's principle is spontaneity.
The truest sayings are paradoxical.
A good counter needs no calculator.
Use the light to return to clarity.
Excellent soldiers are not furious.
Excellent conquerors do not engage.
Make the small big and the few many.
He who knows himself is enlightened.
The high must make the low its base.
Meet the difficult while it is easy.
Behave simply and hold on to purity.
Wary, as if surrounded by strangers.
The ancients said: Hulk to be whole.
The grandest virtue seems deficient.
The separate parts make no carriage.
Stop thinking, and end your problems.
Those who are unswerving have resolve
Returning is the movement of the Way.
Nurture the spontaneous peaceful life.