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when 'tis seen throughout the state�察 �Good fortune will be found。
Employ it the kingdom o'er�察 �And men thrive all around。
3。 In this way the effect will be seen in the person�察�by the observation
of different cases�察�in the family�察�in the neighbourhood�察�in the state�察�and in
the kingdom。
4。 How do I know that this effect is sure to hold thus all under the sky�拭�
By this ��method of observation��。
55。 1。 He who has in himself abundantly the attributes ��of the Tao�� is
like an infant。 Poisonous insects will not sting him�察�fierce beasts will not
seize him�察�birds of prey will not strike him。
2。 ��The infant's�� bones are weak and its sinews soft�察�but yet its grasp is
firm。 It knows not yet the union of male and female�察 �and yet its virile
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member may be excited��showing the perfection of its physical essence。
All day long it will cry without its throat becoming hoarse��showing the
harmony ��in its constitution��。
3。 To him by whom this harmony is known�察 。�The secret of�� the
unchanging ��Tao�� is shown�察 �And in the knowledge wisdom finds its
throne。 All life´increasing arts to evil turn�察 �Where the mind makes
the vital breath to burn�察 。�False�� is the strength�察。�and o'er it we should
mourn。��
4。 When things have become strong�察 �they ��then�� become old�察 �which
may be said to be contrary to the Tao。 Whatever is contrary to the Tao
soon ends。
56。 1。 He who knows ��the Tao�� does not ��care to�� speak ��about it���察�he
who is ��ever ready to�� speak about it does not know it。
2。 He ��who knows it�� will keep his mouth shut and close the portals ��of
his nostrils��。 He will blunt his sharp points and unravel the
complications of things�察�he will attemper his brightness�察�and bring himself
into agreement with the obscurity ��of others��。 This is called 'the
Mysterious Agreement。'
3。 ��Such an one�� cannot be treated familiarly or distantly�察�he is beyond
all consideration of profit or injury�察 �of nobility or meanness��he is the
noblest man under heaven。
57。 1。 A state may be ruled by ��measures of�� correction�察�weapons of
war may be used with crafty dexterity�察。�but�� the kingdom is made one's
own ��only�� by freedom from action and purpose。
2。 How do I know that it is so�拭 �By these facts��In the kingdom the
multiplication of prohibitive enactments increases the poverty of the
people�察�the more implements to add to their profit that the people have�察�the
greater disorder is there in the state and clan�察 �the more acts of crafty
dexterity that men possess�察�the more do strange contrivances appear�察�the
more display there is of legislation�察�the more thieves and robbers there are。
3。 Therefore a sage has said�察�'I will do nothing ��of purpose���察�and the
people will be transformed of themselves�察�I will be fond of keeping still�察�
and the people will of themselves become correct。 I will take no trouble
about it�察�and the people will of themselves become rich�察�I will manifest no
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ambition�察 �and the people will of themselves attain to the primitive
simplicity。'
58。 1。 The government that seems the most unwise�察 �Oft goodness
to the people best supplies�察 �That which is meddling�察 �touching
everything�察 �Will work but ill�察�and disappointment bring。
Misery��happiness is to be found by its side� �Happiness��misery
lurks beneath it� �Who knows what either will come to in the end�拭�
2。 Shall we then dispense with correction�拭 �The ��method of��
correction shall by a turn become distortion�察�and the good in it shall by a
turn become evil。 The delusion of the people ��on this point�� has indeed
subsisted for a long time。
3。 Therefore the sage is ��like�� a square which cuts no one ��with its
angles���察 。�like�� a corner which injures no one ��with its sharpness��。 He is
straightforward�察�but allows himself no license�察�he is bright�察�but does not
dazzle。
59。 1。 For regulating the human ��in our constitution�� and rendering
the ��proper�� service to the heavenly�察�there is nothing like moderation。
2。 It is only by this moderation that there is effected an early return ��to
man's normal state��。 That early return is what I call the repeated
accumulation of the attributes ��of the Tao��。 With that repeated
accumulation of those attributes�察 �there comes the subjugation ��of every
obstacle to such return��。 Of this subjugation we know not what shall be
the limit�察�and when one knows not what the limit shall be�察�he may be the
ruler of a state。
3。 He who possesses the mother of the state may continue long。 His
case is like that ��of the plant�� of which we say that its roots are deep and
its flower stalks firm��this is the way to secure that its enduring life shall
long be seen。
60。 1。 Governing a great state is like cooking small fish。
2。 Let the kingdom be governed according to the Tao�察�and the manes
of the departed will not manifest their spiritual energy。 It is not that those
manes have not that spiritual energy�察�but it will not be employed to hurt
men。 It is not that it could not hurt men�察�but neither does the ruling sage
hurt them。
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3。 When these two do not injuriously affect each other�察 �their good
influences converge in the virtue ��of the Tao��。
61。 1。 What makes a great state is its being ��like�� a low´lying�察�down´
flowing ��stream����it becomes the centre to which tend ��all the small states��
under heaven。
2。 ��To illustrate from�� the case of all females��the female always
overcomes the male by her stillness。 Stillness may be considered ��a sort
of�� abasement。
3。 Thus it is that a great state�察�by condescending to small states�察�gains
them for itself�察�and that small states�察�by abasing themselves to a great state�察�
win it over to them。 In the one case the abasement leads to gaining
adherents�察�in the other case to procuring favour。
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