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THE TAO AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS
The Tao that can be trodden is not the enduring
The Tao that can be trodden is
(Conceived of as) having no name, it is the Originator
(Conceived of as) having no nam
Always without desire we must be found,
If
Always without desire we must b
Under these two aspects, it is really the same; but
Under these two aspects, it is
All in the world know the beauty of the beautiful,
All in the world know the beau
So it is that existence and non-existence give birth the
So it is that existence and non
Therefore the sage manages affairs without doing anything, and
conveys his
Therefore the sage manages affa
All things spring up, and there is not one which
All things spring up, and there
Not to value and employ men of superior ability is
Not to value and employ men of
Therefore the sage, in the exercise of his government, empties
their
Therefore the sage, in the exer
He constantly (tries to) keep them without knowledge and without
desire,
He constantly (tries to) keep t
The Tao is (like) the emptiness of a vessel; and
The Tao is (like) the emptines
We should blunt our sharp points, and unravel the complications
We should blunt our sharp point
I do not know whose son it is It
I do not know whose son it is
Heaven and earth do not act from (the impulse of)
Heaven and earth do not act fr
May not the space between heaven and earth be compared
May not the space between heave
The valley spirit dies not, aye the same;
The valley spirit dies not, aye
Heaven is long-enduring and earth continues long The reason
why
Heaven is long-enduring and ea
Therefore the sage puts his own person last, and yet
Therefore the sage puts his own
The highest excellence is like (that of) water The
The highest excellence is like
The excellence of a residence is in (the suitability of)
The excellence of a residence i
And when (one with the highest excellence) does not wrangle
And when (one with the highest
It is better to leave a vessel unfilled, than to
It is better to leave a vessel
When gold and jade fill the hall, their possessor cannot
When gold and jade fill the hal
0 When the intelligent and animal souls are held
0 When the intelligent and anim
In loving the people and ruling the state, cannot he
In loving the people and ruling
(The Tao) produces (all things) and nourishes them; it produces
them
(The Tao) produces (all things)
The thirty spokes unite in the one nave; but it
The thirty spokes unite in the
Colour's five hues from th' eyes their sight will take;
Colour's five hues from th' ey
Therefore the sage seeks to satisfy (the craving of) the
Therefore the sage seeks to sat
Favour and disgrace would seem equally to be feared; honour
Favour and disgrace would seem
What is meant by speaking thus of favour and disgrace?
What is meant by speaking thus
Therefore he who would administer the kingdom, honouring it as
Therefore he who would administ
We look at it, and we do not see it,
We look at it, and we do not s
Its upper part is not bright, and its lower part
Its upper part is not bright, a
We meet it and do not see its Front; we
We meet it and do not see its F
The skilful masters (of the Tao) in old times, with
The skilful masters (of the Ta
Shrinking looked they like those who wade through a stream
Shrinking looked they like thos
Who can (make) the muddy water (clear)? Let it
Who can (make) the muddy water
They who preserve this method of the Tao do not
They who preserve this method o
The (state of) vacancy should be brought to the utmost
The (state of) vacancy should
The report of that fulfilment is the regular, unchanging rule
The report of that fulfilment i
In the highest antiquity, (the people) did not know that
In the highest antiquity, (the
How irresolute did those (earliest rulers) appear, showing (by
their reticence)
How irresolute did those (earli
When the Great Tao (Way or Method) ceased to be
When the Great Tao (Way or Met
When harmony no longer prevailed throughout the six kinships,
filial sons
When harmony no longer prevaile
If we could renounce our sageness and discard our wisdom,
If we could renounce our sagen
Those three methods (of government)
Thought olden ways
Those three methods (of governm
0 When we renounce learning we have no troubles
0 When we renounce learning we
The multitude of men look satisfied and pleased; as if
The multitude of men look satis
The grandest forms of active force
From
The grandest forms of active fo
The partial becomes complete; the crooked, straight; the empty,
full; the
The partial becomes complete;
Therefore the sage holds in his embrace the one thing
Therefore the sage holds in his
That saying of the ancients that 'the partial becomes complete'
That saying of the ancients tha
Abstaining from speech marks him who is obeying the spontaneity
of
Abstaining from speech marks h
Therefore when one is making the Tao his business, those
Therefore when one is making th
Hence, those with whom he agrees as to the Tao
Hence, those with whom he agree
He who stands on his tiptoes does not stand firm;
He who stands on his tiptoes do
There was something undefined and complete, coming into
existence before Heaven
There was something undefined
I do not know its name, and I give it
I do not know its name, and I g
Great, it passes on (in constant flow) Passing on,
Great, it passes on (in constan
Man takes his law from the Earth; the Earth takes
Man takes his law from the Eart
Gravity is the root of lightness; stillness, the ruler of
movement
Gravity is the root of lightne
Therefore a wise prince, marching the whole day, does not
Therefore a wise prince, marchi
The skilful traveller leaves no traces of his wheels or
footsteps;
The skilful traveller leaves n
Therefore the man of skill is a master (to be
Therefore the man of skill is a
Who knows his manhood's strength,
Yet still his
Who knows his manhood's streng
The unwrought material, when divided and distributed, forms
vessels The
The unwrought material, when di
If any one should wish to get the kingdom for
If any one should wish to get
The course and nature of things is such that
The course and nature of things
0 He who would assist a lord of men
0 He who would assist a lord of
Wherever a host is stationed, briars and thorns spring up
Wherever a host is stationed, b
A skilful (commander) strikes a decisive blow, and stops
A skilful (commander) strikes a
When things have attained their strong maturity they become old
This
When things have attained their
Now arms, however beautiful, are instruments of evil omen,
hateful, it
Now arms, however beautiful, a
The superior man ordinarily considers the left hand the most
honourable
The superior man ordinarily con
On occasions of festivity to be on the left hand
On occasions of festivity to be
The Tao, considered as unchanging, has no name
The Tao, considered as unchang
Though in its primordial simplicity it may be small, the
Though in its primordial simpli
Heaven and Earth (under its guidance) unite together and send
Heaven and Earth (under its gui
As soon as it proceeds to action, it has a
As soon as it proceeds to actio
The relation of the Tao to all the world is
The relation of the Tao to all
He who knows other men is discerning; he who knows
He who knows other men is disc
He who does not fail in the requirements of his
He who does not fail in the req
All-pervading is the Great Tao! It may be found
All-pervading is the Great Tao
All things depend on it for their production, which it
All things depend on it for the
Hence the sage is able (in the same way) to
Hence the sage is able (in the
To him who holds in his hands the Great Image
To him who holds in his hands
Music and dainties will make the passing guest stop (for
Music and dainties will make th
When one is about to take an inspiration, he is
When one is about to take an i
The soft overcomes the hard; and the weak the strong
The soft overcomes the hard; an
Fishes should not be taken from the deep; instruments for
Fishes should not be taken from
The Tao in its regular course does nothing (for the
The Tao in its regular course
If princes and kings were able to maintain it, all
If princes and kings were able
If this transformation became to me an object of desire,
If this transformation became t
(Those who) possessed in highest degree the attributes (of the
Tao)
(Those who) possessed in highe
(Those who) possessed in the highest degree those attributes did
nothing
(Those who) possessed in the hi
(Those who) possessed the highest benevolence were (always seeking)
to carry
(Those who) possessed the highe
(Those who) possessed the highest (sense of) propriety were (always
seeking)
(Those who) possessed the highe
Thus it was that when the Tao was lost, its
Thus it was that when the Tao w
Now propriety is the attenuated form of leal-heartedness and good
faith,
Now propriety is the attenuated
Thus it is that the Great man abides by what
Thus it is that the Great man a
The things which from of old have got the One
The things which from of old h
If heaven were not thus pure, it soon would rend;
If heaven were not thus pure, i
Thus it is that dignity finds its (firm) root in
Thus it is that dignity finds i
0 The movement of the Tao
0 The movement of the Tao
All things under heaven sprang from It as existing (and
All things under heaven sprang
Scholars of the highest class, when they hear about the
Scholars of the highest class,
Therefore the sentence-makers have thus expressed themselves:--
'The Tao,
Therefore the sentence-makers h
The Tao is hidden, and has no name; but it
The Tao is hidden, and has no n
The Tao produced One; One produced Two; Two produced Three;
Three
The Tao produced One; One prod
What men dislike is to be orphans, to have little
What men dislike is to be orpha
What other men (thus) teach, I also teach The
What other men (thus) teach, I
The softest thing in the world dashes against and overcomes
The softest thing in the world
There are few in the world who attain to the
There are few in the world who
Or fame or life,
Which do
Or fame or life,
Which do
Thus we may see,
Who cleaves
Thus we may see,
Who cleav
Who is content
Needs fear no shame
Who is content
Needs fear no
Who thinks his great achievements poor
Shall find
Who thinks his great achieveme
Constant action overcomes cold; being still overcomes heat Purity
and
Constant action overcomes cold;
When the Tao prevails in the world, they send back
When the Tao prevails in the w
There is no guilt greater than to sanction ambition; no
There is no guilt greater than
Without going outside his door, one understands (all that takes
place)
Without going outside his door
Therefore the sages got their knowledge without travelling; gave
their (right)
Therefore the sages got their k
He who devotes himself to learning (seeks) from day to
He who devotes himself to lear
He diminishes it and again diminishes it, till he arrives
He diminishes it and again dimi
He who gets as his own all under heaven does
He who gets as his own all unde
The sage has no invariable mind of his own; he
The sage has no invariable min
To those who are good (to me), I am good;
To those who are good (to me),
The sage has in the world an appearance of indecision,
The sage has in the world an ap
0 Men come forth and live; they enter (again)
0 Men come forth and live; they
Of every ten three are ministers of life (to themselves);
Of every ten three are minister
There are also three in every ten whose aim is
There are also three in every t
But I have heard that he who is skilful in
But I have heard that he who is
All things are produced by the Tao, and nourished by
All things are produced by the
This honouring of the Tao and exalting of its operation
This honouring of the Tao and e
Thus it is that the Tao produces (all things), nourishes
Thus it is that the Tao produce
It produces them and makes no claim to the possession
It produces them and makes no c
(The Tao) which originated all under the sky is to
(The Tao) which originated all
When the mother is found, we know what her children
When the mother is found, we kn
Let him keep his mouth closed, and shut up the
Let him keep his mouth closed,
The perception of what is small is (the secret of
The perception of what is small
Who uses well his light,
Reverting to its
Who uses well his light,
Rev
If I were suddenly to become known, and (put into
If I were suddenly to become k
The great Tao (or way) is very level and easy;
The great Tao (or way) is very
Their court(-yards and buildings) shall be well kept, but their
fields
Their court(-yards and building
What (Tao's) skilful planter plants
Can
What (Tao's) skilful planter p
Tao when nursed within one's self,
Tao when nursed within one's se
In this way the effect will be seen in the
In this way the effect will be
How do I know that this effect is sure to
How do I know that this effect
He who has in himself abundantly the attributes (of the
He who has in himself abundant
(The infant's) bones are weak and its sinews soft, but
(The infant's) bones are weak a
To him by whom this harmony is known,
To him by whom this harmony is
When things have become strong, they (then) become old, which
When things have become strong,
He who knows (the Tao) does not (care to) speak
He who knows (the Tao) does no
He (who knows it) will keep his mouth shut and
He (who knows it) will keep his
(Such an one) cannot be treated familiarly or distantly; he
(Such an one) cannot be treated
A state may be ruled by (measures of) correction; weapons
A state may be ruled by (measu
How do I know that it is so? By
How do I know that it is so? B
Therefore a sage has said, 'I will do nothing (of
Therefore a sage has said, 'I w
The government that seems the most unwise,
Oft
The government that seems the
Shall we then dispense with correction? The (method of)
Shall we then dispense with cor
Therefore the sage is (like) a square which cuts no
Therefore the sage is (like) a
For regulating the human (in our constitution) and rendering
the (proper)
For regulating the human (in o
It is only by this moderation that there is effected
It is only by this moderation t
He who possesses the mother of the state may continue
He who possesses the mother of
0 Governing a great state is like cooking small
0 Governing a great state is li
Let the kingdom be governed according to the Tao, and
Let the kingdom be governed acc
When these two do not injuriously affect each other, their
When these two do not injurious
What makes a great state is its being (like) a
What makes a great state is it
(To illustrate from) the case of all females:--the female always
overcomes
(To illustrate from) the case o
Thus it is that a great state, by condescending to
Thus it is that a great state,
The great state only wishes to unite men together and
The great state only wishes to
Tao has of all things the most honoured place
Tao has of all things the most
(Its) admirable words can purchase honour; (its) admirable deeds
can raise
(Its) admirable words can purch
Therefore when the sovereign occupies his place as the Son
Therefore when the sovereign oc
Why was it that the ancients prized this Tao so
Why was it that the ancients pr
(It is the way of the Tao) to act without
(It is the way of the Tao) to
(The master of it) anticipates things that are difficult while
(The master of it) anticipates
He who lightly promises is sure to keep but little
He who lightly promises is sure
That which is at rest is easily kept hold of;
That which is at rest is easil
The tree which fills the arms grew from the tiniest
The tree which fills the arms g
He who acts (with an ulterior purpose) does harm; he
He who acts (with an ulterior p
Therefore the sage desires what (other men) do not desire,
Therefore the sage desires what
The ancients who showed their skill in practising the Tao
The ancients who showed their
The difficulty in governing the people arises from their having
much
The difficulty in governing the
He who knows these two things finds in them also
He who knows these two things f
That whereby the rivers and seas are able to receive
That whereby the rivers and se
In this way though he has his place above them,
In this way though he has his p
Therefore all in the world delight to exalt him and
Therefore all in the world deli
All the world says that, while my Tao is great,
All the world says that, while
But I have three precious things which I prize and
But I have three precious thing
With that gentleness I can be bold; with that economy
With that gentleness I can be b
Gentleness is sure to be victorious even in battle, and
Gentleness is sure to be victor
He who in (Tao's) wars has skill
He who in (Tao's) wars has skil
A master of the art of war has said, 'I
A master of the art of war has
There is no calamity greater than lightly engaging in war
There is no calamity greater th
0 My words are very easy to know, and
0 My words are very easy to kno
There is an originating and all-comprehending (principle) in my
words, and
There is an originating and all
They who know me are few, and I am on
They who know me are few, and I
To know and yet (think) we do not know is
To know and yet (think) we do
It is simply by being pained at (the thought of)
It is simply by being pained at
When the people do not fear what they ought to
When the people do not fear wh
Let them not thoughtlessly indulge themselves in their ordinary
life; let
Let them not thoughtlessly indu
It is by avoiding such indulgence that such weariness does
It is by avoiding such indulgen
Therefore the sage knows (these things) of himself, but does
Therefore the sage knows (these
He whose boldness appears in his daring (to do wrong,
He whose boldness appears in h
It is the way of Heaven not to strive, and
It is the way of Heaven not to
The people do not fear death; to what purpose is
The people do not fear death;
There is always One who presides over the infliction death
There is always One who preside
The people suffer from famine because of the multitude of
The people suffer from famine
The people are difficult to govern because of the (excessive)
agency
The people are difficult to gov
The people make light of dying because of the greatness
The people make light of dying
Man at his birth is supple and weak; at his
Man at his birth is supple and
Thus it is that firmness and strength are the concomitants
Thus it is that firmness and st
Hence he who (relies on) the strength of his forces
Hence he who (relies on) the st
Therefore the place of what is firm and strong is
Therefore the place of what is
May not the Way (or Tao) of Heaven be compared
May not the Way (or Tao) of He
It is the Way of Heaven to diminish superabundance, and
It is the Way of Heaven to dimi
Who can take his own superabundance and therewith serve all
Who can take his own superabund
Therefore the (ruling) sage acts without claiming the results as
his;
Therefore the (ruling) sage act
There is nothing in the world more soft and weak
There is nothing in the world
Every one in the world knows that the soft overcomes
Every one in the world knows th
Therefore a sage has said,
'He who accepts his
Therefore a sage has said,
'H
Words that are strictly true seem to be paradoxical
Words that are strictly true se
When a reconciliation is effected (between two parties) after a
great
When a reconciliation is effec
Therefore (to guard against this), the sage keeps the left-hand
portion
Therefore (to guard against thi
In the Way of Heaven, there is no partiality of
In the Way of Heaven, there is
0 In a little state with a small population,
0 In a little state with a smal
Though they had boats and carriages, they should have no
Though they had boats and carri
I would make the people return to the use of
I would make the people return
They should think their (coarse) food sweet; their (plain) clothes
beautiful;
They should think their (coarse
There should be a neighbouring state within sight, and the
There should be a neighbouring
Sincere words are not fine; fine words are not sincere
Sincere words are not fine; fi
The sage does not accumulate (for himself) The more
The sage does not accumulate (f
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The Tao Produced One; One Produced Two; Two Produced Three;
Th
If A Man Make Himself As He Teaches Others To Be, Then, Being
H
He Who Controls His Hand, He Who Controls His Feet, He Who
Cont
In Like Manner His Good Works Receive Him Who Has Done Good, An
0 When We Renounce Learning We Have No Troubles
The (ready)
Even Though A Speech Be A Thousand (of Words), But Made Up Of
S
"these Sons Belong To Me, And This Wealth Belongs To Me," With
As A Fletcher Makes Straight His Arrow, A Wise Man Makes Straig
They Should Think Their (coarse) Food Sweet; Their (plain) Clot
Abstaining From Speech Marks Him Who Is Obeying The Spontaneit
There Are Few In The World Who Attain To The Teaching Without
W
Therefore The Man Of Skill Is A Master (to Be Looked Up To) By
And The Man Who Gives Himself To Drinking Intoxicating Liquors,
He Who Says What Is Not, Goes To Hell; He Also Who, Having Done
Therefore A Sage Has Said, 'i Will Do Nothing (of Purpose), And
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