"There is a virtue, but there is no virtue" means: A moral person always reflects on himself, just like a contract with a debt, and never deceives others; an unmoral person always Focusing on the faults of others instead of reflecting on your own problems.

1. Source

The sentence "There is virtue to understand, but there is no virtue to understand" comes from Chapter 79 of Laozi's "Tao Te Ching".

2. Introduction to "Tao Te Ching"

"Tao Te Ching" is a philosophical work written by Lao Tzu during the Spring and Autumn Period. It is also known as "Tao Te Ching", "Lao Tzu" and "Five Thousand Words" "Laozi's Five Thousand Essays" is an important source of Taoist philosophical thought. "Tao Te Ching" is divided into two parts. The original text is "De Jing" and "Tao Jing". They are not divided into chapters. Later, they were changed to "Tao Jing". Chapter 37 comes first, and after chapter 38, it is "De Jing". And divided into 81 chapters.

3. Introduction to Laozi

Laozi is a famous philosopher in ancient China and the founder of the Taoist school. His name was Li Er, with the courtesy name Dan, and he was born in Ku County, Chu State (now Luyi, Henan Province) during the Spring and Autumn Period. Laozi lived from about 571 BC to 471 BC, the same era as Confucius. He once served as the "official of the collection room" in the Zhou Dynasty, responsible for managing the collection of books.

Laozi’s philosophical thoughts and the Taoist school founded by him have made important contributions to the development of ancient Chinese thought and culture, and have had a profound impact on the development of Chinese thought and culture for more than 2,000 years. His philosophical thought takes "Tao" as the core, emphasizes "governing by doing nothing", advocates letting nature take its course, advocates "non-struggle" and "non-desire", and emphasizes inner peace and freedom.

The value of "Tao Te Ching"

Profound thoughts

It puts forward the concept of "Tao", emphasizes the essence and application of "Tao", and reveals the The essence of human existence and the meaning of life. At the same time, it also put forward the ideas of "governing by doing nothing", "doing the opposite" and "not fighting". These ideas have had a profound impact on the way and way of thinking of the Chinese people.

Proposed the idea of ??"ruling the world by virtue"

Advocated that when governing society and managing affairs, we should pay attention to the cultivation of morality and human nature in order to achieve a harmonious, stable and prosperous social state . At the same time, the Tao Te Ching also puts forward the idea of ??"no fighting" and advocates that in dealing with interpersonal relationships and social relations, the principle of "harmony is the most important" should be followed and conflicts and fights should be avoided as much as possible to achieve a state of harmony and balance.