2. People should be everywhere, the land should follow the sky, the sky should follow the Tao, and the Tao should be natural. Man takes the land as the law, the land as the law, the sky as the law and the Tao as the law.
3 those who know others are wise, and those who know themselves are clear; The winner is strong, and the winner is strong. He who knows others is wise, and he who knows himself is clear; He who conquers others has strength, and he who conquers himself is strong.
4 Weaknesses beat advantages (Weaknesses can beat advantages)
Generosity without horns, late bloomer, loud voice, high spirits, elephant invisible. The most square thing has no edges and corners; The most valuable things are always put last; The loudest sound is precisely that there is no sound; The biggest image seems to be out of sight instead)
6 Tao gives birth to one, two, three and everything. (Tao produces the original chaotic matter of the universe, which splits into two opposing aspects of Yin and Yang, and the opposing aspects of Yin and Yang produce new third parties and different things. )
7 knowing is not humiliating, knowing is not dangerous. Those who are satisfied are not humiliated, and those who are satisfied are not in danger.
If 80% is missing, its use is harmless; If you have a big profit, you can use it endlessly. If you are straightforward, if you are clumsy, if you are stupid, if you are stupid (the perfect one seems to have shortcomings, but its function will not be corrupt; The most substantial thing is emptiness, but its uses will not be exhausted. The most upright seems a little crooked, the most dexterous seems a little clumsy, and the most eloquent seems to be inarticulate.
9. Learning and Tao are getting worse and worse, so that nothing can be done. (Engaged in learning, knowledge should grow every day; Committed to improving the realm, knowledge should be reduced every day. Reduce and then reduce, and finally achieve inaction, although inaction, but everything naturally succeeds)
10 The knower does not speak, but the speaker does not know. People who really understand don't talk nonsense, and people who talk nonsense don't really understand.
1 1 If the world is difficult, it will be easy; Great things in the world must be done in the details. To do the difficult things in the world, we must start with the easy things first; If you want to do great things in the world, you must start from small things.
12 I dare not be the host and guest, nor dare I return. I don't want to take the offensive, but rather take the defensive. I don't want to advance an inch, but I'd rather step back a foot.
13 when the resistance forces unite, those who mourn will win. When the two armies confront each other, the loser wins.
14 a small country with a small land and a large population will not migrate far away if people die. (Primary school students hope that even if they have all kinds of electrical appliances, they don't need them; Make it difficult for people to take risks and move to distant places)
15 neighboring countries confront each other, and the voices of chickens and dogs are endless, and the people die of old age. Small countries can stand on tiptoe, hear chickens crowing and dogs barking, and people will not communicate with each other until they die.
16 Everyone in the world knows that beauty is beauty and beauty is evil; Everyone knows whether it's good or not, but it's not. Everyone in the world knows how to be beautiful, which is a bad thing; Everyone knows what is good and what is evil.
17 misfortune is the place to rely on, and luck is the place where misfortune lies.
18 The ominous weapon of a soldier is not the weapon of a gentleman. If you have to use it, you'd better be calm.
19 I have three treasures, which I hold and protect. One is kindness, the other is thrift, and the third is not daring to be the first in the world.
20 men are thick, not thin; Actually, it is not in China.
2 1 Happy from now on, you can't keep it; Being rich and arrogant is to blame. Retire after success, heaven.
If you want to go to the people, you must speak out; If you want to be an ancestor, you must be behind you. To rule the people, we must first express humility to the people in words; To lead the people, we must put our own interests after those of the people. )
If there is no, it must be cured, and it will not be chaotic.
24 is based on the sage's inaction and unspoken teaching. Therefore, sages should take inaction as the most important thing, and educate people with quietness as the criterion.
If you do nothing, you will die. There is nothing unsuccessful in doing things according to the principle of inaction.
Five colors are blind, five tones are deaf, five flavors are refreshing, and hunting is crazy. Strange goods can harm people. (Colorful colors make people see things in a blur; Beautiful music is addictive and confusing; Rich food makes the population anorexic; The galloping hunting is crazy; Scarce goods make people behave badly.
It is better to know what it is than to know what it is. I often don't know, act rashly, and be fierce. (knowing the law is wisdom. If you don't know the law, you will be fierce if you take it lightly.
28. Be simple, be selfish and have less desires. Show simplicity, stick to simplicity, reduce selfishness and get rid of desire.
29 I can't see myself, so I know very well; Self-evident, so obvious; Do not cut yourself, have merit; Not proud, so long. (I didn't just see it with my own eyes, so I was observant; Not self-righteous, so it is clear; Don't brag about yourself, so you have no advantages; Be neither arrogant nor impetuous, so become the leader of the people)
Good deeds are without trace, and good words are without blemish. Good at walking, leaving no trace; Good at talking, beyond reproach)