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

harmony ��in its constitution��。 

     3。  To   him   by   whom   this   harmony   is   known�察       。�The   secret   of��   the 

unchanging ��Tao�� is shown�察              �And in the   knowledge wisdom finds   its 

throne。        All life´increasing arts to evil turn�察         �Where the mind makes 

the vital breath to burn�察          。�False�� is the strength�察。�and o'er it we should 

mourn。�� 

     4。  When   things   have   become   strong�察  �they   ��then��   become   old�察  �which 

may be said to be contrary to the Tao。            Whatever is       contrary to the Tao 

soon ends。 

       56。 1。 He who knows ��the Tao�� does not ��care to�� speak ��about it���察�he 

who is ��ever ready to�� speak about it does not know it。 

     2。 He ��who knows it�� will keep his mouth shut and close the portals ��of 

his    nostrils��。     He     will   blunt    his   sharp    points    and    unravel     the 

complications of things�察�he will attemper his brightness�察�and bring himself 

into    agreement      with   the   obscurity    ��of   others��。    This    is  called    'the 

Mysterious Agreement。' 

     3。 ��Such an one�� cannot be treated familiarly or distantly�察�he is beyond 

all   consideration   of   profit   or   injury�察  �of   nobility   or   meanness��he   is   the 

noblest man under heaven。 

       57。 1。 A state may be ruled by ��measures of�� correction�察�weapons of 

war   may be   used with   crafty dexterity�察。�but�� the kingdom  is made   one's 

own ��only�� by freedom from action and purpose。 

     2。 How do I know that it is so�拭          �By these facts��In the kingdom the 

multiplication      of  prohibitive     enactments     increases    the   poverty    of  the 

people�察�the more implements to add to their profit that the people have�察�the 

greater   disorder   is   there   in   the   state   and   clan�察  �the   more   acts   of   crafty 

dexterity that men possess�察�the more do strange contrivances appear�察�the 

more display there is of legislation�察�the more thieves and robbers there are。 

     3。 Therefore a sage has said�察�'I will do nothing ��of purpose���察�and the 

people will be transformed of themselves�察�I will be fond of keeping still�察�

and the people will of themselves become correct。                 I will take no trouble 

about it�察�and the people will of themselves become rich�察�I will manifest no 



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ambition�察     �and   the   people    will   of   themselves     attain   to   the  primitive 

simplicity。' 

       58。 1。 The government that seems the most unwise�察                    �Oft goodness 

to   the   people     best   supplies�察        �That     which    is  meddling�察     �touching 

everything�察        �Will work but ill�察�and disappointment bring。 

     Misery��happiness   is   to   be   found   by   its   side�    �Happiness��misery 

lurks beneath it�       �Who knows what either will come to in the end�拭�

     2。   Shall    we    then   dispense     with    correction�拭      �The     ��method     of�� 

correction shall by a turn become distortion�察�and the good in it shall by a 

turn become evil。         The delusion of the people ��on this point�� has indeed 

subsisted for a long time。 

     3。   Therefore   the   sage   is   ��like��   a   square   which   cuts   no   one   ��with   its 

angles���察  。�like��   a   corner   which   injures   no   one   ��with   its   sharpness��。   He   is 

straightforward�察�but allows himself no license�察�he is bright�察�but does not 

dazzle。 

       59。  1。  For  regulating   the   human   ��in our  constitution��  and   rendering 

the ��proper�� service to the heavenly�察�there is nothing like moderation。 

     2。 It is only by this moderation that there is effected an early return ��to 

man's     normal     state��。   That     early   return   is  what    I  call  the   repeated 

accumulation        of   the   attributes    ��of   the    Tao��。     With     that   repeated 

accumulation   of   those   attributes�察  �there   comes   the   subjugation   ��of   every 

obstacle to such return��。         Of this subjugation we know not what shall be 

the limit�察�and when one knows not what the limit shall be�察�he may be the 

ruler of a state。 

     3。 He who possesses the mother of the state may continue long。                       His 

case is like that ��of the plant�� of which we say that its roots are deep and 

its flower stalks firm��this is the way to secure that its enduring life shall 

long be seen。 

       60。 1。 Governing a great state is like cooking small fish。 

     2。 Let the kingdom be governed according to the Tao�察�and the manes 

of the departed will not manifest their spiritual energy。              It is not that those 

manes have not that spiritual energy�察�but it will not be employed to hurt 

men。     It is not that it could not hurt men�察�but neither does the ruling sage 

hurt them。 



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     3。   When   these   two   do   not   injuriously   affect   each   other�察  �their   good 

influences converge in the virtue ��of the Tao��。 

       61。 1。 What makes a great state is its being ��like�� a low´lying�察�down´ 

flowing ��stream����it becomes the centre to which tend ��all the small states�� 

under heaven。 

     2。   ��To   illustrate   from��   the   case  of   all  females��the   female     always 

overcomes the male by her stillness。             Stillness may be considered ��a sort 

of�� abasement。 

     3。 Thus it is that a great state�察�by condescending to small states�察�gains 

them for itself�察�and that small states�察�by abasing themselves to a great state�察�

win   it   over   to   them。  In   the   one   case   the   abasement   leads   to   gaining 

adherents�察�in the other case to procuring favour。 

     4。 The great state only wishes to unite men together and nourish them�察�

a small state only wishes to be received by�察�and to serve�察�the other。 Each 

gets what it desires�察�but the great state must learn to abase itself。 

       62。 1。 Tao has of all things the most honoured place。                  No treasures 

give good men so rich a grace�察               �Bad men it guards�察�and doth their ill 

efface。 

     2。   ��Its��   admirable   words   can   purchase   honour�察  。�its��   admirable   deeds 

can raise their performer above others。              Even men who are not good are 

not abandoned by it。 

     3。   Therefore   when   the   sovereign   occupies   his   place   as   the   Son   of 

Heaven�察�and he has appointed his three ducal ministers�察�though ��a prince�� 

were to send in a round symbol´of´rank large enough to fill both the hands�察�

and that as the precursor of the team of horses ��in the court´yard���察�such an 

offering   would   not   be   equal   to   ��a   lesson   of��   this   Tao�察  �which   one   might 

present on his knees。 

     4。 Why was it that the ancients prized this Tao so much�拭                   �Was it not 

because it could be got by seeking for it�察�and the guilty could escape ��from 

the stain of their guilt�� by it�拭        �This is the  reason why all under  heaven 

consider it the most valuable thing。 

       63。 1。 ��It is the way of the Tao�� to act without ��thinking of�� acting�察�to 

conduct   affairs   without   ��feeling   the��   trouble   of   them�察  �to   taste   without 

discerning   any  flavour�察  �to   consider   what   is   small   as   great�察  �and   a   few   as 



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many�察�and to recompense injury with kindness。 

     2。 ��The master of it�� anticipates things that are difficult while they are 

easy�察�and does things that would become great while they are small。                      All 

difficult things in the world are sure to arise from a previous state in which 

they were easy�察�and all great things from one in which they were small。 

Therefore   the   sage�察  �while   he   never   does   what   is   great�察  �is   able   on   that 

account to accomplish the greatest things。 

     3。 He who lightly promises is sure to keep but little faith�察�he who is 

continually  thinking   things   easy  is   sure  to   find   them  difficult。 Therefore 

the   sage   sees   difficulty   even   in   what   seems   easy�察  �and   so   never   has   any 

difficulties。 

       64。 1。 That which is at rest is easily kept hold of�察�before a thing has 

given indications of its presence�察�it is easy to take measures against it�察�that 

which     is  brittle  is  easily   broken�察    �that  which    is  very    small   is  easily 

dispersed。      Action should be taken before a thing has made its appearance�察�

order should be secured before disorder has begun。 

     2。 The tree which fills the arms grew from the tiniest sprout�察�the tower 

of nine storeys rose from a ��small�� heap of earth�察�the journey of a thousand 

li commenced with a single step。 

     3。   He   who   acts   ��with   an   ulterior   purpose��   does   harm�察  �he   who   takes 

hold of a thing ��in the same way�� loses his hold。                The sage does not act 

��so���察�and therefore does no harm�察�he does not lay hold ��so���察�and therefore 

does    not   lose   his  bold。    ��But��    people    in  their  conduct     of  affairs  are 

constantly   ruining   them   when   they   are   on   the   eve   of   success。    If   they 

were careful at the end�察�as ��they should be�� at the beginning�察�they would 

not so ruin them。 

     4。 Therefore the sage desires what ��other men�� do not desire�察�and does 

not prize things difficult to get�察�he learns what ��other men�� do not learn�察�

and turns back to what the multitude of men have passed by。 Thus he helps 

the natural   development   of   all   things�察  �and   does   not   dare   to   
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