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Lao Tzu’s famous aphorisms in English and Chinese

The Tao can be Tao, but it is not Tao; the name can be named, but it is not named. (The truth that can be told is not the eternal truth; the name that can be called is not the eternal name.)

The road to road, very road; who can name, very name. (you can tell the truth, not eternal truth; you can call out the name, not the eternal name.)

The difficult things in the world must be done with ease; the great things in the world must be done with details. (To do difficult things in the world, you must start from doing easy things; to do big things in the world, you must start from doing small things)

The world is difficult, it was easy to make; the world events, will be in fine. (do the world is difficult, must from easy to do; do the world event, must start from doing small things)

Everyone in the world knows that beauty is beautiful, but this is evil; everyone knows that it is good. Doing good is not good. (Everyone knows the beauty as beauty, 'do evil; know that good is good, bad,. (the world knows what is beauty, this is bad; the world knows what is good, this is evil)

If you want to serve the people, you must speak down; Take it behind you. (If you want to rule the people, you must first express your humility to the people with words; if you want to lead the people, you must put your own interests after the interests of the people.)

To the people, come to speak of; wish , will die. (to rule the people, the first words on the people of modest; to lead the people, must put their own interests in the interests of the people.)

The five colors are blinding, the five tones are blinding It is deafening, the five flavors are refreshing to the mouth, galloping and hunting makes the heart go crazy, and rare goods are a hindrance to walking.

(The colorful colors dazzle people; the beautiful music makes people addicted and confused; the rich food makes people feel anorexic; galloping and hunting makes people crazy; scarce goods make people behave badly)

Colors blind, pentameter is deaf, five taste that people cool, gallop hunting make people mad, rare goods a row. (of riotous color, make people see things in a blur; music, make people addicted to confuse; rich food, so that the population injury anorexia; gallop hunting, make people mad; scarce goods, make the person acts of misconduct)

A man is good at what he has, not for his weakness; he is for truth, not for luxury

Husband of the thick, not in the thinning; place actually, not in the China

From birth to death. There are three out of ten people who will be born, three out of ten people will be affected by death, and three out of ten people will be affected by death.

Go through fire and water. Students who have three dead, ten; and ten, three; the life of a man, moving to death, also ten three.

The people are not afraid Death, why should we be afraid of death? If the people are constantly afraid of death, and if someone is found strange, I will kill them, who dares?

Fear no death, but since the death to fear? If the people are afraid of death, for the odd person, we can seize and kill, who dare?

The past gain One: 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 bring life; the princes get one to make the world right.

A: celecoxib was one day to clear; to have a rather God in spirit; a; valley have a student; Houde a thought the world was.

Forever. The reason why heaven and earth can be long-lasting is because they do not generate themselves, so they can live forever. Therefore, the sage follows his body and comes first; his body is outside and his body exists. Isn’t it because of his selflessness? Therefore the sage is the last becomes the first; the out becomes the. Non - with its selfless evil? So it can become private

If it persists and becomes abundant, it will not be as good as it is; if it persists and sharpens, it cannot last long. A house full of gold and jade cannot be guarded by anyone; if you are arrogant and rich, you will be blamed for it.

A surplus, as it has; Chuai and sharp, not long. Night, no one can keep; rich and arrogant, left the blame. Retire after winning merit, is the way of heaven.

Who is related to name and body? Which one has more body or goods? Which disease is good or bad?

And the body is pro? And the goods is much? With the death or disease?

If you don’t see it yourself, you will understand it; Therefore, he has merit; he is not conceited, so he grows up. (Not just seeing with your own eyes, so you can clearly see everything; not being self-righteous, so right and wrong are obvious; not boasting about yourself, so your merits are not lost; not being arrogant, so you become the leader of the people)

Do not see, it is not self, therefore; Zhang; not since the cut, so active; not pride, so long. (not only see with your own eyes, so discover the minutest detail in everything; don't be opinionated, so is not clear; not boast, so do not have a high opinion of oneself, not merit; so long as people)

I have three treasures, hold on to them, the first is kindness, the second is frugality, and the third is not daring to serve the world First.

I have three treasures, and insurance, said a Tzu Chi, two, Jian, three, did not dare for the world first.

Ruling a country with wisdom is a thief of the country; Wisely governs the country, the blessing of the country

Conduct, the thief; . (Small territory and population, the Shenbo device instead of the people, heavy and not far and move. (of the villain and, even with all kinds of equipment, also do not use; make people not easily adventure, not to distant migration)

Tao gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, The three give birth to all things.

(Tao produces the original chaotic matter of the universe, and the original chaotic matter of the universe splits into two opposing aspects of yin and yang. The two opposing aspects of yin and yang produce a new third party, and the new third party produces thousands of different things)

Dao Sheng, and his two, two three, Sansheng things. (canal that produce the original cosmic chaos material, the original chaotic material is divided into the Yin and Yang of the two aspects, the Yin and Yang of the two aspects have a new third, the new third generation differ in thousands of ways.)