04道德经英译本85种-第407章

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　　for　rhinos　have　nowhere　to　sink　their　horns　tigers　have　nowhere　to　sink　their　claws　and　soldiers　have　nowhere　to　sink　their　blades　and　why　because　for　them　there　is　no　land　of　death

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　　The　Way　begets　them　Virtue　keeps　them　matter　shapes　them　usage　completes　them　thus　do　all　things　honour　the　Way　and　glorify　Virtue
　　the　honour　of　the　Way　the　glory　of　Virtue　and　not　conferred　but　always　so　the　Way　begets　and　keeps　them　cultivates　and　trains　them　steadies　and　adjusts　them　nurtures　and　protects　them
　　but　begets　without　possessing　acts　without　presuming　and　cultivates　without　controlling　this　is　called　Dark　Virtue

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　　The　world　has　a　maiden　she　becomes　the　world's　mother
　　who　knows　the　mother　understands　the　child　who　understands　the　child　keeps　the　mother　safe　and　lives　without　trouble
　　who　blocks　the　opening　who　closes　the　gate　lives　without　toil
　　who　unblocks　the　opening　who　meddles　in　affairs　lives　without　hope
　　who　sees　the　small　has　vision　who　protects　the　weak　has　strength
　　who　uses　his　light　who　trusts　his　vision　lives　beyond　death　this　is　the　Hidden　Immortal

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　　Were　I　sufficiently　wise　I　would　follow　the　Great　Way　and　only　fear　going　astray
　　the　Great　Way　is　smooth　but　people　love　byways
　　their　palaces　are　spotless　their　fields　are　overgrown　and　their　granaries　are　empty
　　they　wear　fine　clothes　they　carry　sharp　swords　they　tire　of　food　and　drink　and　possess　more　than　they　need　this　is　called　robbery　and　robbery　is　not　the　Way

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　　What　is　planted　right　is　not　uprooted　what　is　held　right　is　not　ripped　away　future　generations　worship　it　forever
　　cultivated　in　thee　self　virtue　becomes　real　cultivated　in　the　family　virtue　multiplies　cultivated　in　the　village　virtue　increases　cultivated　in　the　state　virtue　prospers　cultivated　in　the　world　virtue　abounds
　　thus　view　the　self　through　the　self　view　the　family　through　the　family　view　the　village　through　the　village　view　the　state　through　the　state　view　the　world　through　the　world
　　how　do　we　know　what　the　world　is　like　through　this

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　　He　who　contains　virtue　in　abundance　resembles　a　newborn　child　wasps　don't　sting　him　beasts　don't　claw　him　birds　of　prey　don't　carry　him　off　his　bones　are　weak　and　his　tendons　are　soft　and　yet　his　grip　is　firm
　　he　hasn't　known　the　union　of　sexes　and　yet　his　penis　is　stiff　so　full　of　essence　is　he
　　he　cries　all　day　yet　ever　gets　hoarse　so　full　of　breath　is　he　who　knows　how　to　breath　endures　who　knows　how　to　endure　is　wise
　　who　lengthens　his　life　tempts　luck　who　breathes　with　his　will　is　strong
　　but　virility　means　old　age　this　isn't　the　Way　what　isn't　the　Way　ends　early

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　　Those　who　know　don't　talk　those　who　talk　don't　know
　　seal　the　opening　close　the　gate　dull　the　edge　untie　the　tangle　soften　the　light　join　the　dust　this　is　called　the　Dark　Union
　　it　can't　be　embraced　it　can't　be　abandoned　it　can't　be　helped　it　can't　be　harmed　it　can't　be　exalted　it　can't　be　debased　thus　does　the　world　exalt　it

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　　Use　direction　to　govern　a　country　use　indirection　to　fight　a　war　use　inaction　to　rule　the　world　how　do　we　know　this　works
　　the　greater　the　prohibitions　the　poorer　the　people　the　sharper　the　weapons　the　darker　the　realm
　　the　smarter　the　scheme　the　stranger　the　outcome　the　finer　the　treasure　the　thicker　the　thieves
　　thus　the　sage　declares　I　change　nothing　and　the　people　transform　themselves　I　stay　still　and　the　people　adjust　themselves
　　I　do　nothing　and　the　people　enrich　themselves　I　want　nothing　and　the　people　simplify　themselves

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　　Where　government　stands　aloof　the　people　open　up　where　government　steps　in　the　people　slip　away
　　happiness　rests　in　misery　misery　hides　in　happiness
　　who　knows　where　they　end　there　is　no　direction　direction　turns　into　indirection　good　turns　into　evil　the　people　have　been　lost　for　a　long　long　time
　　thus　the　sage　is　an　edge　that　doesn't　cut　a　point　that　doesn't　pierce　a　line　that　doesn't　extend　a　light　that　doesn't　blind

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　　In　governing　people　and　caring　for　Heaven　nothing　surpasses　economy
　　economy　means　planning　ahead　planning　ahead　means　accumulating　virtue　accumulating　virtue　means　overcoming　all　overcoming　all　means　knowing　no　limit　knowing　no　limit　means　guarding　the　realm
　　guarding　the　realm's　mother　means　living　long
　　this　means　deep　roots　and　a　solid　trunk　the　Way　of　long　and　lasting　life

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　　Ruling　a　great　state　is　like　cooking　a　small　fish
　　when　you　govern　the　world　with　the　Tao　spirits　display　no　powers
　　Not　that　they　don't　have　power；　But　their　power　will　not　harm　people。
　　Inasmuch　as　none　of　them　harms　anybody；　Therefore　virtue　belongs　to　them　both。

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　　The　great　state　is　a　watershed　the　confluence　of　the　world　the　female　of　the　world　through　stillness　the　female　conquers　the　male　in　order　to　be　still　she　needs　to　be　lower
　　the　great　state　that　is　lower　governs　the　small　state　the　small　state　that　is　lower　is　governed　by　the　great　state
　　some　lower　themselves　to　govern　some　lower　themselves　to　be　governed
　　the　great　state's　only　desire　is　to　unite　and　lead　others　the　small　state's　only　desire　is　to　join　and　serve　others
　　for　both　to　achieve　their　desire　the　greater　needs　to　be　lower

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　　The　Tao　is　creation's　sanctuary　treasured　by　the　good　it　keeps　the　bad　alive
　　beautiful　words　might　be　the　price　noble　deeds　might　be　the　gift　how　can　we　abandon　people　who　are　bad
　　thus　when　emperors　are　enthroned　or　ministers　installed　though　there　be　great　discs　of　jade　followed　by　teams　of　horses　they　don't　rival　one　who　sits　and　offers　up　this　Way
　　why　the　ancients　exalted　it　did　they　not　proclaim　who　searches　thereby　finds　who　errs　thereby　escapes　thus　the　world　exalts　it

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　　Act　without　acting　work　without　working　taste　without　tasting
　　great　or　small　many　or　few　repay　each　wrong　with　virtue
　　plan　for　the　hard　while　it's　easy　work　on　the　great　while　it's　small
　　the　hardest　task　in　the　world　begins　easy　the　greatest　goal　in　the　world　begins　small
　　therefore　the　sage　never　acts　great　he　thus　achieves　great　things
　　who　quickly　agrees　is　seldom　trusted　who　makes　it　all　easy　finds　it　all　hard
　　therefore　the　sage　makes　everything　hard　he　thus　finds　nothing　hard

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　　It's　easy　to　rule　while　it's　peaceful　it's　east　to　plan　before　it　arrive　it's　easy　to　break　while　it's　fragile　it's　easy　to　disperse　while　it's　small
　　act　before　it　exists　govern　before　it　rebels
　　as　giant　tree　grows　from　the　tiniest　shoot　a　great　tower　rises　from　a　basket　of　dirt　a　thousand　mile　journey　begins　at　your　feet
　　but　to　act　is　to　fail　to　control　is　to　lose　therefore　the　sage　doesn't　act　he　thus　doesn't　fail　he　doesn't　control　he　thus　doesn't　lose
　　when　people　pursue　a　task　they　always　fail　near　the　end　care　at　the　end　as　well　as　the　start　means　an　end　to　failure
　　the　sage　thus　seeks　what　no　one　seeks　he　doesn't　prize　hard　to…get…goods　he　studies　what　no　one　studies　he　turns　to　what　others　pass　by　to　help　all　things　be　natural　he　thus　dares　not　act

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　　The　ancient　masters　of　the　Way　tried　not　to　enlighten　but　to　keep　men　in　the　dark
　　what　makes　the　people　hard　to　rule　is　knowledge　who　rules　the　realm　with　knowledge　spreads　evil　in　the　realm　who　rules　without　knowledge　spreads　virtue　in　the　realm
　　who　understands　these　two　understands　the　universal　key　this　is　called　Dark　Virtue
　　Dark　Virtue　goes　deep　goes　far　goes　the　other　way　until　it　reaches　perfect　harmony

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　　The　reason　the　sea　can　govern　a　hundred　rivers　is　because　it　has　mastered　being　lower　thus　it　can　govern　a　hundred　rivers
　　thus　if　the　sage　would　be　above　the　people　he　should　speak　as　if　he　were　below　them　if　he　would　be　before　them　he　should　act　as　though　he　were　behind　them
　　thus　when　the　sage　is　above　the　people　are　not　burdened　when　he　is　in　front　the　people　are　not　hindered　the　world　never　wearies　of　pushing　him　forward
　　because　he　doesn't　struggle　no　one　can　struggle　against　him

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　　The　world　calls　me　great　great　but　useless　because　I　am　great　I　am　useless　if　I　we