For in him rhinoceroses can find no place to thrust their horn, And the people cometh; Oh, it is intangible and elusive, and yet within is image. 有國之母， It is futile trying to possess the universe, 是謂微明， Pleasant words are not trustworthy; And be returned to your roots. Simple, like uncarved blocks of wood. A good walker leaves no tracks; 強行者有志， And the master is one of them. Let this be the heart and soul of the message. If one desires to shrink something, one must indefinitely expand it; He remains unattached and calm. Thus remain without Virtue. I alone am peaceful! Those who are disputatious are not good; Though there are beautiful things to be seen, 名可名，非恆名。 The farther you go, the less you know. 善者吾善之， Those with great Virtue are not bound by virtues, Hence the master travels not, yet knowledgeable, That is the power of leadership, 為天下谷，常德乃足， The five colors blind the eye. 有餘者損之， 孰知其極？ Matters alike are resented, 民多利器， Bibliography, detailed notes, 282 pages. Elusive, as of melting ice. By constantly having no [desire] one views its wonders; Why does everyone like the Tao so much at first? It flows in places men reject and so is like the Tao. 知常曰明。 Everyone knows what goodness is; 2. 物形之， Health and wealth, which is more vital? Is there a difference between yes and no? 是以不厭。 Then that which is feared, When heaven is at one, it is clear, All these are in virtue of wholeness. But I alone am drifting, not knowing where I am. The wise student hears of the Tao and practices it diligently. is a good man? 以喪禮處之。 The Tao alone nourishes and brings everything to fulfillment. They grow and flourish and then return to the source. This is certainly not the way of Tao. And bandits and thieves will disappear. Without the Art of being, and be premature. The wise therefore rule by emptying hearts and stuffing bellies, With good and harm, with honor and disgrace. 吾見其不得已。 do you mean by "Accept misfortune as the human condition"? Without holding anyone responsible. But those who assume the executioner's job to execute, Why is this so? 絕仁棄義，民復孝慈； Terebess He rolls up his sleeves in an attempt to enforce order. They do not quarrel, Therefore, when the Dao is lost there is Virtue, Everyone else is busy, 同於德者，德亦樂得之； There is no easier substitution. 弊則新， It is the redeemer of evilness. 失義而後禮。 For everything, there is a time to tread; a time to trail, 執者失之。 Everyone else is busy, It is the treasure of goodness, 天道無親， Yet people like having a path. When the country is ruled with severity, To talk little is natural. Reward condemnation with Virtue. Because in this there is nothing to be known, hence it is unknown. When he stands before them, they will not be harmed. Act and not dwell, 果而勿矜， Self or wealth: Which is more precious? 以守則固， Seeing http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/users/gmm/tao/tao.html. 荒兮其未央哉！ When prudence and wisdom appear, there is great hypocrisy. 天法道， The world's softest, It leads all things back Cannot be possessed for profit, High and low rest upon each other; Hence the master continues to be unconcerned with great deeds, Oh, I drift like the waves of the sea, Behold one's community to see community, Walking the way of the Dao, But this is how kings and lords describe themselves. Therefore the sage is guided by what he feels and not by what he sees. I alone am hollowed. The sky is whole and clear. That fragile is easily shattered, The name that can be named is not the enduring and unchanging name. It flows far away. Not with sheerness; 是謂要妙。. 疏而不漏。. 上善若水。 Hence is not dejected. 而不敢為。. If I have even just a little sense, Removing after succeeding fits in with the Dao/principle of the universe. Oversharpen the blade, and the edge will soon blunt. What Hence the master departs extremes. The truth often sounds paradoxical. 外其身 Gain or loss: Which is more painful? Carrying body and soul and embracing the one, 不見可欲， It appeal is universal, and has been found relevant by Christians, Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, and even Quantum Physicists. 可名於大。 Then reacquaint with the mother, The people are simple. It is more important Ridiculous! There is no greater catastrophe than underestimating the enemy. 勢成之。 朝甚除田甚蕪， 毒蟲不螫， The mother of the universe. No greater guilt than yearning. Knowledge of the future is only a flowery trapping of Tao. An unbroken thread beyond description. 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