Thus it was that when the Tao was lost, its
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THE TAO AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS
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PART II.
Thus it was that when the Tao was lost, its attributes appeared;
when its attributes were lost, benevolence appeared; when benevolence
was lost, righteousness appeared; and when righteousness was lost, the
proprieties appeared
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(Those who) possessed the highest (sense of) propriety were (always
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