To consider this desirable would be to delight in the slaughter of men; and he who delights in the slaughter of men cannot get his will in the kingdom.
Lao TzuTherefore, what has a (positive) existence serves for profitable adaptation, and what has not that for (actual) usefulness.
Lao TzuWith these three qualities, it cannot be made the subject of description; and hence we blend them together and obtain The One.
Lao TzuIf we could renounce our artful contrivances and discard our (scheming for) gain, there would be no thieves nor robbers.
Lao TzuThe knowledge of that unchanging rule produces a (grand) capacity and forbearance, and that capacity and forbearance lead to a community (of feeling with all things).
Lao TzuIn the highest antiquity, (the people) did not know that there were (their rulers).
Lao TzuThe partial becomes complete; the crooked, straight; the empty, full; the worn out, new.
Lao TzuIn the next age they loved them and praised them.
Lao TzuIn the next they feared them; in the next they despised them.
Lao TzuIf we could renounce our benevolence and discard our righteousness, the people would again become filial and kindly.
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