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X (24) | The true men of old did not reject
the views of the few; they did not seek to accomplish their ends like
heroes; they did not lay plans to attain those ends. Being such,
though they might [make] mistakes, yet they had no occasion for
repentance; though they might succede [sic], they had no
complacency... So it was that by their knowledge they ascended to &
reached the Tao. V. 1.2 |
X (25) | The true men of old knew nothing of the love of life & the
hatred of death ... They accepted their life & rejoiced in it, they
forgot all fear of death ... Thus there was in them what is called the
want of any mind to resist the Tao &
of all attempts by means of the human to assist theHeavenly. V1. 2. |
X (25) | Their minds were free from all thought, their demeanor was still & unmoved ...They did in regard to all things what was suitable & no one could know how far their action would go. V. 1. 3. |
X (26) | He who tries to share his joys with others
is not a sagely man; he who manifests affection is not benevolent; he
who observes times & seasons is not a man of wisdom; he to whom
profit & injury are not the same is not a superior man... V1.3. |
X (26) | When the springs are dried up the fishes collect
together on the land. Then that they should moisten one another there
by the damp about them ... it were better for them to forget one
another in the rivers & lakes. V1. 5. |
X (27) | The Tao is a thing which accompanies all other
things & meets them, which is present when they are overthrown
& when they obtain their completion. Its name is Tranquillity amid
all disturbances, meaning that such disturbances lead to its
perfection. V1-8 |
X (28) | "Fishes forget one another in the rivers and lakes, men forget one
another in the acts of the Tao." V1. 11. |
X (28) | When one rests in what has been arranged & puts away all
thought of the transformation, he is in unity with the mysterious
heaven. V1. 12. |
X (31) | Perfect enjoyment is to be
without enjoyment; the highest praise is to be without praise. XVIII. 1. |
X (31) | Heaven
does nothing & thence comes its security; Earth does nothing &
thence comes its rest. By the union of these two inactivities all
things are produced.... All things in their variety come from this
inaction. id. |