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I alone am different from the others, because I am nourished by the great mother.
Those who understand others are clever, those who understand themselves are wise.
Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict, don't have knowledge.
A good person is the bad person's teacher. A bad person is the good person's task.
Those who advice the ruler on the Way, do not want the world subdued with weapons.
Your name or your body, what is dearer? Your body or your wealth, what is worthier?
The hard and stiff are death's companions. The soft and weak are life's companions.
Truly, only acting without thought of one's life is superior to valuing one's life.
The sage honors his part of the settlement, but does not exact his due from others.
I have no desire to desire, and people become like the uncarved wood by themselves.
The Way is the source of all things, good people's treasure and bad people's refuge.
The reason for great distress is the body. Without it, what distress could there be?
The virtuous carry out the settlement, but those without virtue pursue their claims.
All the fish needs is to get lost in the water. All man needs is to get lost in Tao.
The fish cannot leave the deep waters. The state's weaponry should not be displayed.
Thirty spokes are joined in the wheel's hub. The hole in the middle makes it useful.
Although there are weapons for tens and hundreds of soldiers, they will not be used.
Forget the years, forget distinctions. Leap into the boundless and make it your home!
Profound virtue is indeed deep and wide. It leads all things back to the great order.
I do not concern myself with gods and spirits either good or evil nor do I serve any.
Hold on to the ancient Way to master the present, and to learn the distant beginning.
The female always surpasses the male with stillness. In her stillness she is yielding.
Love the whole world as if it were your self; then you will truly care for all things.
The sage knows without traveling, perceives without looking, completes without acting.
Public behavior is nurtured in private; earthshaking measures come form careful steps.
When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.
People starve. The rulers consume too much with their taxes. That is why people starve.
The mind of the child is not formed. We are shown that this is life, this is the world.
I do not know its name. I call it the Way. For the lack of better words I call it great.
Knowing that you do not know is the best. Not knowing that you do not know is an illness.
If I have just an ounce of sense, I follow the great Way, and fear only to stray from it.
Our body is a small universe; to regulate emotions and feelings is a way of harmonization.
Ancient masters of excellence had a subtle essence, and a depth too profound to comprehend.
So the unwanting soul sees what's hidden, and the ever-wanting soul sees only what it wants.
All things carry yin and embrace yang. They reach harmony by blending with the vital breath.
Stop trying to control. Let go of fixed plans and concepts, and the world will govern itself.
When the palace is magnificent, the fields are filled with weeds, and the granaries are empty.
The sage does not act and therefore does not fail, does not seize and therefore does not lose.
From now back to antiquity, its (Tao's) name has not been lost. Thereby, see the origin of all.
...people of old deemed freedom from greed precious, and this is how they got beyond the world.
Fine words are traded. Noble deeds gain respect. But people who are not good, why abandon them?
People take death lightly. They expect too much of life. That is why people take death lightly.
The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
Gradually, you were given a description of the world, a way of seeing, which is largely sexual.
Male and female are the first things we learn because they represent the polarity of existence.
Those who have the courage to dare will perish. Those who have the courage not to dare will live.
To find the Tao, there is nowhere you need to search. If it is not inside you, it is not the Tao.
Do you think you can make the world a better place? I do not think you can. It is already perfect.
The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal Name.
Being a model to the world, eternal virtue will never falter in you, and you return to the boundless.