Thus excessive love must lead to great I do not interfere, spending And people become rich by themselves. Excessive hoarding must lead to heavy loss I have no desire to desire, And people become like the uncarved wood Knowing contentment avoids disgrace by themselves. Knowing when to stop avoids danger Thus one can endure indefinitely Chapter 68 The great generals are not warlike Chapter 48 The great warriors do not get angry Pursue knowledge, daily gain Those who are good at defeating enemies do Pursue Tao, daily loss not engage them Those who are good at managing people Loss and more loss lower themselves Until one reaches unattached action It is called the virtue of non-contention With unattached action, there is nothing one It is called the power of managing people cannot do It is called being harmonious with Heaven The ultimate principle of the ancients Take the world by constantly applying Chapter 81 The one who interferes is not qualified to take the world True words are not pleasing. Pleasing words are not true. Chapter 57 Those who are right do not argue. Those who argue are not right. Use justice to rule a country Those who know are not learned. Use surprise to wage war. Those who are learned do not know. Use non-action to govern the world. The sage does not hoard. How do I know it so? The more he does for others, As for the world, The more he has. The more restrictions there are, The more he thereby gives to others. The poorer the people will be. The ever more he gets. The more sharp weapons people have in a country, Heaven's Way The bigger the disorder will be. Is to benefit and not to harm. The more clever and cunning people are, The sage's Way The stranger the events will be. Is to act and not to contend. The more laws and commands there are, The more thieves and robbers there will be. Therefore the sages says: I do not act, And people become reformed by themselves. I am at peace, and people become fair by themselves.
Thus excessive love must lead to great spending Excessive hoarding must lead to heavy loss Knowing contentment avoids disgrace Knowing when to stop avoids danger Thus one can endure indefinitely Chapter 48 Pursue knowledge, daily gain Pursue Tao, daily loss Loss and more loss Until one reaches unattached action With unattached action, there is nothing one cannot do Take the world by constantly applying The one who interferes is not qualified to take the world Chapter 57 Use justice to rule a country Use surprise to wage war. Use non-action to govern the world. How do I know it so? As for the world, The more restrictions there are, The poorer the people will be. The more sharp weapons people have in a country, The bigger the disorder will be. The more clever and cunning people are, The stranger the events will be. The more laws and commands there are, The more thieves and robbers there will be. Therefore the sages says: I do not act, And people become reformed by themselves. I am at peace, and people become fair by themselves. I do not interfere, And people become rich by themselves. I have no desire to desire, And people become like the uncarved wood by themselves. Chapter 68 The great generals are not warlike The great warriors do not get angry Those who are good at defeating enemies do not engage them Those who are good at managing people lower themselves It is called the virtue of non-contention It is called the power of managing people It is called being harmonious with Heaven The ultimate principle of the ancients Chapter 81 True words are not pleasing. Pleasing words are not true. Those who are right do not argue. Those who argue are not right. Those who know are not learned. Those who are learned do not know. The sage does not hoard. The more he does for others, The more he has. The more he thereby gives to others. The ever more he gets. Heaven's Way Is to benefit and not to harm. The sage's Way Is to act and not to contend.
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