That is why Laozi says: Everyone speaks of humanity and duty precisely because the path of righteousness has been abandoned; it is only when intellectual skills develop that deceit and trickery come into being; when people make a point of upholding filial piety and compassion, one can be sure that families are plagued by discord; and it is when a country is in disarray that it has the greatest need of loyal officials!
所以他說：大家都說仁義，正因為大道廢棄；智巧出現，才會產生偽詐；特意彰顯孝慈，定是家庭時有糾紛；國家昏亂，才會需要忠臣！