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and princes use for themselves。           So it is that some things are increased by 

being diminished�察�and others are diminished by being increased。 

     3。 What other men ��thus�� teach�察�I also teach。              The violent and strong 

do not die their natural death。        I will make this the basis of my teaching。 

       43。  1。 The   softest   thing  in   the   world   dashes against   and   overcomes 

the hardest�察�that which has no ��substantial�� existence enters where there is 

no   crevice。    I   know   hereby   what   advantage   belongs   to   doing   nothing 

��with a purpose��。 

     2。 There are few in the world who attain to the teaching without words�察�

and the advantage arising from non´action。 

       44。 1。 Or fame or life�察            �Which do you hold more dear�拭                 �Or 

life or wealth�察           �To which would you adhere�拭               �Keep life and lose 

those    other   things�察       �Keep     them    and   lose   your   life��which    brings 

Sorrow and pain more near�拭�

     2。 Thus we may see�察               �Who cleaves to fame                 Rejects what 

is more great�察        �Who loves large stores               Gives up the richer state。 

     3。 Who is content           Needs fear no shame。              Who knows to stop 

Incurs no blame。           From danger free           Long live shall he。 

       45。   1。   Who   thinks   his   great   achievements   poor        Shall   find   his 

vigour      long    endure。            Of     greatest    fulness�察   �deemed       a   void�察�

Exhaustion      ne'er   shall  stem    the  tide。      Do    thou   what's   straight   still 

crooked deem�察          �Thy greatest art still stupid seem�察           �And eloquence a 

stammering scream。 

     2。   Constant     action    overcomes      cold�察  �being    still  overcomes      heat。 

Purity and stillness give the correct law to all under heaven。 



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       46。 1。 When the Tao prevails in the world�察�they send back their swift 

horses   to   ��draw��   the   dung´carts。     When   the   Tao   is   disregarded   in   the 

world�察�the war´horses breed in the border lands。 

     2。   There   is   no   guilt   greater   than   to   sanction   ambition�察  �no   calamity 

greater   than   to   be   discontented   with   one's   lot�察  �no   fault   greater   than   the 

wish     to  be  getting。    Therefore      the   sufficiency    of  contentment      is  an 

enduring and unchanging sufficiency。 

       47。 1。 Without going outside his door�察�one understands ��all that takes 

place�� under the sky�察�without looking out from his window�察�one sees the 

Tao of Heaven。        The farther that one goes out ��from himself���察�the less he 

knows。 

     2。   Therefore   the   sages   got   their   knowledge   without   travelling�察  �gave 

their ��right�� names to things without seeing them�察�and accomplished their 

ends without any purpose of doing so。 

       48。 1。 He who devotes himself to learning ��seeks�� from day to day to 

increase ��his knowledge���察�he who devotes himself to the Tao ��seeks�� from 

day to day to diminish ��his doing��。 

     2。   He   diminishes   it   and   again   diminishes   it�察  �till   he   arrives   at   doing 

nothing ��on purpose��。         Having arrived at this point of non´action�察�there is 

nothing which he does not do。 

     3。 He who gets as his own all under heaven does so by giving himself 

no trouble ��with that end��。         If one take trouble ��with that end���察�he is not 

equal to getting as his own all under heaven。 

       49。 1。 The sage has no invariable mind of his own�察�he makes the mind 

of the people his mind。 

     2。 To those who are good ��to me���察�I am good�察�and to those who are not 

good ��to me���察�I am also good��and thus ��all�� get to be good。                    To those 

who are sincere ��with me���察�I am sincere�察�and to those who are not sincere 

��with me���察�I am also sincere��and thus ��all�� get to be sincere。 

     3。 The sage has in the world an appearance of indecision�察�and keeps 

his mind in a state of indifference to all。           The people all keep their eyes 

and ears directed to him�察�and he deals with them all as his children。 

       50。 1。 Men come forth and live�察�they enter ��again�� and die。 

     2。 Of every ten three are ministers of life ��to themselves���察�and three are 



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ministers of death。 

     3。 There   are   also   three in   every  ten   whose   aim is   to   live�察  �but   whose 

movements tend   to the land ��or   place�� of death。               And   for what   reason�拭�

Because of their excessive endeavours to perpetuate life。 

     4。 But I have heard that he who is skilful in managing the life entrusted 

to him for a time travels on the land without having to shun rhinoceros or 

tiger�察�and enters a host without having to avoid buff coat or sharp weapon。 

The rhinoceros finds no place in him into which to thrust its horn�察�nor the 

tiger a place in which to fix its claws�察�nor the weapon a place to admit its 

point。    And for what reason�拭�Because there is in him no place of death。 

       51。   1。   All   things  are   produced    by   the  Tao�察  �and   nourished   by   its 

outflowing operation。          They receive their forms according to the nature 

of    each�察  �and   are   completed      according     to  the   circumstances       of  their 

condition。      Therefore   all   things   without   exception   honour   the   Tao�察  �and 

exalt its outflowing operation。 

     2。 This   honouring of   the Tao   and   exalting   of its operation is not   the 

result of any ordination�察�but always a spontaneous tribute。 

     3。 Thus it is that the Tao produces ��all things���察�nourishes them�察�brings 

them   to   their   full   growth�察  �nurses   them�察  �completes   them�察  �matures   them�察�

maintains them�察�and overspreads them。 

     4。 It produces them and makes no claim to the possession of them�察�it 

carries them through their processes and does not vaunt its ability in doing 

so�察�it brings them to maturity and exercises no control over them��this is 

called its mysterious operation。 

       52。   1。  ��The    Tao��    which     originated    all  under    the   sky   is  to   be 

considered as the mother of them all。 

     2。 When the mother is found�察�we know what her children should be。 

When one knows that he is his mother's child�察�and proceeds to guard ��the 

qualities of�� the mother that belong to him�察�to the end of his life he will be 

free from all peril。 

     3。   Let   him   keep   his   mouth   closed�察  �and   shut   up   the   portals   ��of   his 

nostrils���察 �and   all   his   life   he   will   be   exempt   from  laborious   exertion。   Let 

him keep his mouth open�察�and ��spend his breath�� in the promotion of his 

affairs�察�and all his life there will be no safety for him。 



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     4。 The perception of what is small is ��the secret of clear´ sightedness�察�

the guarding of what is soft and tender is ��the secret of�� strength。 

     5。   Who   uses   well   his   light�察   �Reverting   to   its   ��source   so��   bright�察�

Will   from  his   body  ward   all   blight�察     �And   hides the   unchanging   from 

men's sight。 

       53。 1。 If I were suddenly to become known�察�and ��put into a position to�� 

conduct ��a government�� according to the Great Tao�察�what I should be most 

afraid of would be a boastful display。 

     2。 The great Tao ��or way�� is very level and easy�察�but people love the 

by´ways。 

     3。 Their court�─�yards and buildings�� shall be well kept�察�but their fields 

shall be ill´cultivated�察 �and   their   granaries very  empty。         They  shall   wear 

elegant and ornamented robes�察�carry a sharp sword at their girdle�察�pamper 

themselves in eating and drinking�察�and have a superabundance of property 

and wealth��such ��princes�� may be called robbers and boasters。                    This is 

contrary to the Tao surely� �

       54。 1。 What ��Tao's�� skilful planter plants                Can never be uptorn�察�

What     his   skilful  arms    enfold�察          �From      him   can   ne'er   be  borne。 

Sons shall bring in lengthening line�察            �Sacrifices to his shrine。 

     2。 Tao when nursed within one's self�察                �His vigour will make true�察�

And   where   the   family   it   rules         What   riches   will   accrue�        �The 

neighbourhood where it prevails                  In thriving will abound�察            �And 

when   'tis   seen   throughout   the   state�察        �Good   fortune   will   be   found。 

Employ it the kingdom o'er�察               �And men thrive all around。 

     3。 In this way the effect will be seen in the person�察�by the observation 

of different cases�察�in the family�察�in the neighbourhood�察�in the state�察�and in 

the kingdom。 

     4。 How do I know that this effect is sure to hold thus all under the sky�拭�

By this ��method of observation��。 

       55。 1。 He who has in himself abundantly the attributes ��of the Tao�� is 

like an infant。     Poisonous insects will not sting him�察�fierce beasts will not 

seize him�察�birds of prey will not strike him。 

     2。 ��The infant's�� bones are weak and its sinews soft�察�but yet its grasp is 

firm。    It knows not yet   the union of   male and   female�察 �and yet   its   virile 



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member may be excited��showing the perfection of its physical essence。 

All day long it will cry without its throat becoming hoarse��showing the 

harmony ��in its constitution��。 

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