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The Three Principle Texts of Daoism translated by ... - Bad Request

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him no place to insert its horn; the tiger has nowhere t<strong>of</strong>asten its claw; the soldier has nowhere to thrust hisblade. And why? Because he has no spot where death canenter.To see small beginnings is clearness <strong>of</strong> sight. To rest inweakness is strength.He who knows how to plant, shall not have his plantuprooted; he who knows how to hold a thing, shall nothave it taken away. Sons and grandsons will worship athis shrine, which shall endure from generation togeneration.Knowledge in harmony is called constant. Constantknowledge is called wisdom. [2] Increase <strong>of</strong> life is calledfelicity. <strong>The</strong> mind directing the body is called strength.Be square without being angular. Be honest withoutbeing mean. Be upright without being punctilious. Bebrilliant without being showy.Good words shall gain you honour in the market-place,but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.To the good I would be good; to the not-good I wouldalso be good, in order to make them good.With the faithful I would keep faith; with the unfaithfulI would also keep faith, in order that they may becomefaithful.

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