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  And uses this knowledge in a Wu´Wei manner

  Therefore��
  As the perfect is the teacher of the imperfect��
  The imperfect is a valuable experience for the perfect。
  Either teacher ´ either student��
  Not honoring the teacher��
  Not loving and caring for the student��
  Though learned and wise��
  Is deluded and deceived。

  Such is the subtle mystery。

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  YIN POWER

  She ´
  Knowing the Yang�察�yet keeping to the Yin��
  Like a valley stream receives All Things under the heavens。
  Never departing from the eternal Te��
  Returns to the innocence of childhood。

  She ´
  Knowing whiteness�察�lightness and glory�察�yet��
  Keeping to blackness�察�darkness and humility��
  becomes an example to the world。
  Never deviating from the eternal Te��
  Returns to the ultimate mysterious
  primordial essence。

  She ´
  Knowing honor and glory�察�yet��
  Keeping to obscurity and humility��
  becomes the receptive valley of the world。
  Being proficient in the eternal Te��
  Returns�察�as to an uncarved block。

  As uncarved wood is cut ´
  The Tao is transformed into myriad things。
  The Sage�察�in using it�察�attains awesome power。
  A truly wise ruler is a careful carver��
  Ruling as sparsely and carefully
  as she carves。

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  FOLLY OF HARD CONTROL

  Those who would conquer the world by making humankind and events
  conform to their desire��
  Never succeed ´
  For the sovereignty of the world is
  subtle�察�sacred�察�spiritual。

  Tampering with it�察�shaping or changing it��
  Harms�察�mars�察�spoils and destroys it。
  Reaching for it�察�grabbing or grasping at it��
  It is gone ´ lost。

  There exists constant alternation ´
  Advance ´ Retreat
  Blowing Hot ´ Blowing Cold
  Strength ´ Weakness
  Rise ´ Fall
  The Sage�察�therefore�察�avoids all extremes��
  extravagances and excesses。

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  USE OF FORCE

  The wise leader of people�察�in following ��the Tao��
  Conquers without using force of arms��
  For it is in the nature of direct force to rebound
  ´ violence begetting violence��
  repaying the wielder in kind。

  Knowing that forceful conflict produces
  a battleground of thorns and bramble extending far beyond the point of conflict��
  It is inevitable that conflict be followed by great famine and deprivation。
  A wise leader effects the purpose at hand�察�and stops ´
  Not continuing the use of power for its own sake。
  Achieving the purpose��
  ´ Does not brag about it。
  ´ Does not boast of it。
  ´ Does not take pride in it。
  ´ Considers any conflict an unavoidable and regrettable necessity。
  ´ Does not delight in domination
  and violence。

  Knowing that loss follows gain��
  decay follows vigor
  and that violence is not consistent with the Tao��
  Then that which is inconsistent with the Tao��
  Must in time�察�perish。

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  ARMS AND WEAPONS

  Arms and weapons��
  Being instruments of destruction�察�Are despised by all。
  They are avoided by followers of the Tao。
  As instruments of evil�察�they are spurned by good leaders��
  Being used with calm restraint only when no other choice prevails。
  A good leader does not regard victory with rejoicing��
  For to delight in victory is to delight
  in the slaughter of people。
  To delight in slaughter is to fail
  in one's purpose。

  In ancient social custom ´
  The left is the place of honor
  for ceremonies at home。
  At war�察�the place of honor is at the right。
  Thus��
  Good omen and happy occasions favor the left。
  Ill omen and such sad occasions as
  funeral rites�察�favor the right。
  Observe then with grief and sorrow the slaughter
  accompanying victory of arms�察�for��
  Victory of arms and funeral ceremony
  truly share the same rite。

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  THE UNCARVED BLOCK

  The Tao�察�eternal and nameless��
  Is as an uncarved block ´
  Seemingly simple and insignificant��
  Is inferior to nothing under the heavens。
  If leaders were to embrace it within their own true natures��
  Loyalty would come to them as effortlessly as
  heaven and earth send the rains and dew。
  There being no compulsion��
  All would be in harmony。

  Carving the block creates identity。
  Identity causes names。
  Names cause differentiation and distinction ´
  Harmony ceases。
  Thus��
  As names are perceived ´
  As distinctions among people arise ´
  Stop��
  Knowing when to stop�察�danger may be avoided。

  Tao in the affairs of the world is as natural as the rivers seeking the seas。

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  KNOWING ONESELF

  To know and understand others�察�Is to have wisdom。
  To know and understand oneself�察�Is to have wisdom and enlightenment。
  To conquer others�察�Is to have physical force。
  To conquer oneself�察�Is to have physical force as well as internal strength。

  To be content with what one has�察�Is to be rich indeed。
  To act with perseverance�察�Is to be strong willed。
  To preserve one's natural essence�察�Is to endure。
  To die�察�Is not to perish。
  One's eternal presence is true longevity。

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  GREATNESS

  The great Tao�察�flowing everywhere��
  May go this way or that��
  To the left or to the right。
  All Things depending upon it for existence��
  It is generous�察�no grace is withheld。
  Silently and freely fulfilling its purpose and destiny��
  It lays no possessive claim。
  Nourishing and protecting All Things��
  It has no desire to be master over them。
  Without desire�察�asking for nothing��
  Some may call it ;The Small;。
  However�察�All Things belonging and returning to it ´
  Tho' it lays no claim to master them��
  It is called ;The Great;。

  Thus the Sage
  Never making a show of greatness ´
  Manifests true greatness。

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  TAO PRESENCE

  Tao presence in mind��
  Quietude�察�comfort and harmony appear。

  As music pleasures the soul ´
  As fine food delights the senses ´
  Passing strangers take note�察�pause to enjoy。
  Compare then the Tao ´
  Flavorless to the taste。
  Unseen to the eye。
  Unheard to the ear。
  Tho' using it ´ it is inexhaustible。

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  THE SUBTLE LAW

  Expansion grows from contraction。
  Strength grows from weakness。
  Construction grows from destruction。
  Receiving grows from giving。
  Being the subtle law of nature��
  Softness and gentleness overcome the hard and the strong。

  As fish are preserved by hiding in the deep��
  Preserve your weapons of survival from the view of the Idle Curious。

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  NEVER DOING

  Tao never does�察�Yet through it�察�All Things are done。
  If leaders observed this�察�All would develop naturally。
  Desire for active doing would be restrained by the inherent simplicity of Tao。
  Being free of desire�察�Stillness and tranquility reign。
  Of itself�察�All Things are at peace。

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  THE SUBSTANTIAL AND THE SUPERFICIAL

  The person known to have superior Te��
  Has it as a result of natural instinct。
  Possessing true virtue�察�acting naturally ´ never overtly��
  Has no inner need to be regarded as virtuous。

  The person known to have inferior Te��
  Needs to make an overt display of virtue。 Being in truth without Te ´ acts with overt display��
  So to appear virtuous to others。

  The person known to have superior kindness and humanity��
  Acts effortlessly�察�with natural instincts。

  The person known to have a superior sense of strict justice and righteousness��
  Needs to act with overt display of power。

  The person known to favor strict adherence to rite�察�ritual and ceremony��
  When taking action and failing to obtain a response��
  Attempts to force adherence�察�using violence

  Sequentially�此�If people stray from the Tao�察�They tend to emphasize Te。
  If Te is lost�察�They will rely on kindness and humanity。
  That being lost�察�Strict justice and righteousness appear。
  That�察�being of no effect�察�Resort to rite�察�ritual and ceremony。

  Rite�察�ritual and ceremony are the mere shell of true faith and loyalty ´
  The beginnings of disorder�察�chaos and confusion。
  These human characteristics�察�being merely a superficial aspect of one's true essence��
  Are a beginning of folly。

  Thus the Sage��
  Knowing what to accept and what to reject ´
  Dwells upon the substantial��
  Not upon the superficial。
  Upon the fruit�察�not the flower。

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  THE UNIFIED WHOLE

  From ancient times�察�there was an understanding of All Things as a unified whole��
  Arising as from one。
  Understanding and possessing this unity��
  ´ Heaven attains purity and clarity。
  ´ Earth attains stability and tranquility。
  ´ Spirit attains life and essence。
  ´ Valley attains fullness and fruitfulness。
  ´ All Things attain creative life and growth。
  ´ Leaders attain responsiveness。
  All this ´ arising as from one�察�Is the true nature of things。。

  Were it not for��
  ´ Purity and clarity�察�the heavens would cease。
  ´ Stability and tranquility�察�the earth would crumble。
  ´ Fullness and fruitfulness�察�The valley would become a barren desert。
  ´ Creative life and growth�察�All Things would become extinct。
  ´ Responsiveness to leadership�察�The leader would fail and his subjects suffer。

  The humble is the stem upon which the exalted grows。
  The lowly is the foundation for the mighty。
  Leaders of old�察�recognizing their dependence upon the lowly and humble for their success��
  Called themselves orphaned�察�needy�察�worthless。
  True understanding�察�as is the chariot��
  Is not recognizable or useful as such�察�from its parts��
  Its recognition and use coming from its assemblage into a unified whole。
  A true Leader will not spoil the unity of his empire��
  By putting himself far above his subjects。
  He will not jingle rare jade bells in front of his subjects��
  Who themselves possess mere common stone chimes。

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  THE NON´BEING

  Returning to what was in the beginning��
  Is the action of Tao。
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