1. All things return to their roots.

2. Being favored or humiliated is like being frightened, and being honored is like being in great trouble.

3. The heaven and the earth cannot last forever, how can it be worse than humans?

4. All things in the world are born from existence, and existence is born from nothingness.

5. If a man makes a promise lightly, he will be distrustful; if it is easy, it will be difficult.

6. The Tao can be Tao, but it is not Tao. Famous, very famous.

7. Man follows the earth, earth follows the sky, heaven follows the Tao, and the Tao follows nature.

8. Tao gives birth to one, gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things.

9. The difficult things in the world must be done in the easy way; the great things in the world must be done in the details.

10. A house full of gold and jade cannot be guarded by anyone; if you are arrogant and wealthy, you will be blamed for it.

11. There is no sin greater than desire; no disaster greater than dissatisfaction; no blame greater than desire.

12. He who knows others is wise, and he who knows himself is wise. He who conquers others is powerful, and he who conquers himself is strong.

13. Self-seeing is not clear; self-righteousness is not obvious; self-defeating is useless; self-respecting people do not grow.

14. The world is unkind and regards all things as stupid dogs. The saint is unkind and treats the common people as stupid dogs.

15. Losing moral principles will lead to virtue, losing virtue will lead to benevolence, losing benevolence will lead to righteousness, and losing righteousness will lead to propriety.

16. If it is crooked, it will be complete; if it is wrong, it will be straight; if it is hollow, it will be full; if it is hollow, it will be new; if it is less, it will be gained; if it is too much, it will be confused.

17. No one in the world is softer than water, and no one who attacks the strong can win, because it is impossible to defeat it.

18. I have three treasures, keep them and protect them. The first is compassion, the second is frugality, and the third is not daring to be the first in the world.

19. When a sergeant hears the Tao, he practices it diligently; when a sergeant hears the Tao, he lives or perishes; when a corporal hears the Tao, he laughs.

20. Live in a good place, have a good heart, be kind and benevolent, speak good faith, govern well, do good things, and act at good times.

21. If you abandon the sage and abandon wisdom, the people will benefit a hundred times; if you abandon the benevolent and righteous, the people will return to filial piety and kindness; if you abandon the skillful and profitable, there will be no thieves.

22. To be born, to be an animal, to be born but not to exist, to do without relying on (shì), to grow but not to be slaughtered, is called Xuande.

23. The way of heaven is to be good at winning without fighting, to be good at responding without speaking, to come without being called, and to be good at planning without being called.

24. When the great righteousness fails, there is benevolence and righteousness; when wisdom emerges, there is great hypocrisy; when relatives are in discord, there is filial piety; when the country is in chaos, there are loyal ministers.

25. The sky needs one to make it clear; the earth needs one to make it peaceful; the gods get one to make it spiritual; the grains get one to make it full; all things get one to live; the princes and kings get one to make the world pure.

26. If you want to suppress it, you must strengthen it; if you want to weaken it, you must strengthen it; if you want to abolish it, you must strengthen it; if you want to seize it, you must strengthen it. Of.

27. Colors can make one blind; five tones can make one deaf; five tastes can make one's mouth refresh; galloping and hunting can make one's heart go crazy; rare goods can make one's movement hinder (fáng).

28. The reason why Jianghai can be the king of hundreds of grains is because he is good at handling it, so he can be the king of hundreds of grains. Therefore, if a sage wants to lead the people, he must speak to the people; if he wants to precede the people, he must speak to the people behind him.

29. Cultivate it in the body, and its virtue will be true; cultivate it in the family, and its virtue will be residual; cultivate it in the village, and its virtue will be long; cultivate it in the country, and its virtue will be abundant; cultivate it in the world, its virtue will be abundant; cultivate it in the world, its virtue will be abundant. Denap.

30. Everyone in the world knows that the beautiful is beautiful, but this is evil (wù); everyone knows that the good is good, but this is not good. Therefore, existence and non-existence arise from each other, difficulty and ease complement each other, long and short complement each other, high and low are inclined to each other, sound and sound harmonize each other, and front and rear follow each other.