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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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