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��always   seeking��   to   show   it�察  �and   when   men   did   not   respond   to   it�察  �they 

bared the arm and marched up to them。 

     5。 Thus it was that when the Tao was lost�察�its attributes appeared�察�when 

its attributes were lost�察�benevolence appeared�察�when benevolence was lost�察�

righteousness appeared�察�and when righteousness was lost�察�the proprieties 

appeared。 

     6。 Now propriety is the attenuated form of leal´heartedness and good 

faith�察  �and   is   also   the   commencement   of   disorder�察  �swift   apprehension   is 

��only�� a flower of the Tao�察�and is the beginning of stupidity。 

     7。 Thus it is that the Great man abides by what is solid�察�and eschews 

what is flimsy�察�dwells with the fruit and not with the flower。                 It is thus 

that he puts away the one and makes choice of the other。 

       39。 1。 The things which from of old have got the One ��the Tao�� are 

         Heaven which by it is bright and pure�察              �Earth rendered thereby 

firm and sure�察        �Spirits with powers by it supplied�察           �Valleys kept full 

throughout      their   void         All    creatures    which    through    it  do   live 

Princes and kings who from it get             The model which to all they give。 



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     All these are the results of the One ��Tao��。 

     2。 If heaven were not thus pure�察�it soon would rend�察                   �If earth were 

not    thus  sure�察  �'twould   break    and   bend�察      �Without      these   powers�察   �the 

spirits soon would fail�察          �If not so filled�察�the drought would parch each 

vale�察       �Without   that   life�察  �creatures   would   pass   away�察       �Princes   and 

kings�察  �without   that   moral   sway�察       �However   grand   and   high�察  �would   all 

decay。 

     3。 Thus it is that dignity finds its ��firm�� root in its ��previous�� meanness�察�

and   what   is   lofty  finds its   stability  in   the lowness   ��from  which   it   rises��。 

Hence princes and kings call themselves 'Orphans��' 'Men of small virtue��' 

and as 'Carriages without a nave。'           Is not this an acknowledgment that in 

their considering themselves mean they see the foundation of their dignity�拭�

So it is that in the enumeration of the different parts of a carriage we do 

not come on what makes it answer the ends of a carriage。                     They do not 

wish to show themselves elegant´looking as jade�察�but ��prefer�� to be coarse´ 

looking as an ��ordinary�� stone。 

       40。   1。  The   movement       of  the   Tao           By    contraries    proceeds�察�

And weakness marks the course                    Of Tao's mighty deeds。 

     2。 All things under heaven sprang from It as existing ��and named���察�that 

existence sprang from It as non´existent ��and not named��。 

       41。   1。   Scholars   of   the highest   class�察  �when   they  hear   about   the Tao�察�

earnestly carry it into practice。         Scholars of the middle class�察�when they 

have heard about it�察�seem now to keep it and now to lose it。 Scholars of the 

lowest class�察�when they have heard about it�察�laugh greatly at it。                If it were 

not ��thus�� laughed at�察�it would not be fit to be the Tao。 

     2。 Therefore the sentence´makers have thus expressed themselves�此�

        'The    Tao�察  �when     brightest    seen�察  �seems    light   to  lack�察       �Who 

progress   in   it   makes�察  �seems   drawing   back�察         �Its   even   way   is   like   a 

rugged track。          Its highest virtue from the vale doth rise�察            �Its greatest 

beauty seems to offend the eyes�察              �And he has most whose lot the least 

supplies。        Its firmest virtue seems but poor and low�察                �Its solid truth 

seems change to undergo�察              �Its largest square doth yet no corner show 

A  vessel   great�察  �it   is   the   slowest   made�察   �Loud   is   its   sound�察  �but   never 

word it said�察       �A semblance great�察�the shadow of a shade。' 



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     3。 The Tao is hidden�察�and has no name�察�but it is the Tao which is skilful 

at imparting ��to all things what they need�� and making them complete。 

       42。   1。   The   Tao   produced   One�察  �One   produced   Two�察  �Two   produced 

Three�察  �Three     produced     All   things。   All    things   leave   behind    them   the 

Obscurity ��out of which they have come���察�and go forward to embrace the 

Brightness ��into which they have emerged���察�while they are harmonised by 

the Breath of Vacancy。 

     2。   What   men   dislike   is   to   be   orphans�察  �to   have   little   virtue�察  �to   be   as 

carriages   without   naves�察  �and   yet   these   are   the   designations   which   kings 

and princes use for themselves。           So it is that some things are increased by 

being diminished�察�and others are diminished by being increased。 

     3。 What other men ��thus�� teach�察�I also teach。              The violent and strong 

do not die their natural death。        I will make this the basis of my teaching。 

       43。  1。 The   softest   thing  in   the   world   dashes against   and   overcomes 

the hardest�察�that which has no ��substantial�� existence enters where there is 

no   crevice。    I   know   hereby   what   advantage   belongs   to   doing   nothing 

��with a purpose��。 

     2。 There are few in the world who attain to the teaching without words�察�

and the advantage arising from non´action。 

       44。 1。 Or fame or life�察            �Which do you hold more dear�拭                 �Or 

life or wealth�察           �To which would you adhere�拭               �Keep life and lose 

those    other   things�察       �Keep     them    and   lose   your   life��which    brings 

Sorrow and pain more near�拭�

     2。 Thus we may see�察               �Who cleaves to fame                 Rejects what 

is more great�察        �Who loves large stores               Gives up the richer state。 

     3。 Who is content           Needs fear no shame。              Who knows to stop 

Incurs no blame。           From danger free           Long live shall he。 

       45。   1。   Who   thinks   his   great   achievements   poor        Shall   find   his 

vigour      long    endure。            Of     greatest    fulness�察   �deemed       a   void�察�

Exhaustion      ne'er   shall  stem    the  tide。      Do    thou   what's   straight   still 

crooked deem�察          �Thy greatest art still stupid seem�察           �And eloquence a 

stammering scream。 

     2。   Constant     action    overcomes      cold�察  �being    still  overcomes      heat。 

Purity and stillness give the correct law to all under heaven。 



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