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The Tao that can be trodden is not the enduring Chapter 1
(Conceived of as) having no name, it is the Originator Chapter 2
Always without desire we must be found, If Chapter 3
Under these two aspects, it is really the same; but Chapter 4
All in the world know the beauty of the beautiful, Chapter 5
So it is that existence and non-existence give birth the Chapter 6
Therefore the sage manages affairs without doing anything, and conveys his Chapter 7
All things spring up, and there is not one which Chapter 8
Not to value and employ men of superior ability is Chapter 9
Therefore the sage, in the exercise of his government, empties their Chapter 10
He constantly (tries to) keep them without knowledge and without desire, Chapter 11
The Tao is (like) the emptiness of a vessel; and Chapter 12
We should blunt our sharp points, and unravel the complications Chapter 13
I do not know whose son it is It Chapter 14
Heaven and earth do not act from (the impulse of) Chapter 15
May not the space between heaven and earth be compared Chapter 16
The valley spirit dies not, aye the same; Chapter 17
Heaven is long-enduring and earth continues long The reason why Chapter 18
Therefore the sage puts his own person last, and yet Chapter 19
The highest excellence is like (that of) water The Chapter 20
The excellence of a residence is in (the suitability of) Chapter 21
And when (one with the highest excellence) does not wrangle Chapter 22
It is better to leave a vessel unfilled, than to Chapter 23
When gold and jade fill the hall, their possessor cannot Chapter 24
0 When the intelligent and animal souls are held Chapter 25
In loving the people and ruling the state, cannot he Chapter 26
(The Tao) produces (all things) and nourishes them; it produces them Chapter 27
The thirty spokes unite in the one nave; but it Chapter 28
Colour's five hues from th' eyes their sight will take; Chapter 29
Therefore the sage seeks to satisfy (the craving of) the Chapter 30
Favour and disgrace would seem equally to be feared; honour Chapter 31
What is meant by speaking thus of favour and disgrace? Chapter 32
Therefore he who would administer the kingdom, honouring it as Chapter 33
We look at it, and we do not see it, Chapter 34
Its upper part is not bright, and its lower part Chapter 35
We meet it and do not see its Front; we Chapter 36
The skilful masters (of the Tao) in old times, with Chapter 37
Shrinking looked they like those who wade through a stream Chapter 38
Who can (make) the muddy water (clear)? Let it Chapter 39
They who preserve this method of the Tao do not Chapter 40
The (state of) vacancy should be brought to the utmost Chapter 41
The report of that fulfilment is the regular, unchanging rule Chapter 42
In the highest antiquity, (the people) did not know that Chapter 43
How irresolute did those (earliest rulers) appear, showing (by their reticence) Chapter 44
When the Great Tao (Way or Method) ceased to be Chapter 45
When harmony no longer prevailed throughout the six kinships, filial sons Chapter 46
If we could renounce our sageness and discard our wisdom, Chapter 47
Those three methods (of government) Thought olden ways Chapter 48
0 When we renounce learning we have no troubles Chapter 49
The multitude of men look satisfied and pleased; as if Chapter 50
The grandest forms of active force From Chapter 51
The partial becomes complete; the crooked, straight; the empty, full; the Chapter 52
Therefore the sage holds in his embrace the one thing Chapter 53
That saying of the ancients that 'the partial becomes complete' Chapter 54
Abstaining from speech marks him who is obeying the spontaneity of Chapter 55
Therefore when one is making the Tao his business, those Chapter 56
Hence, those with whom he agrees as to the Tao Chapter 57
He who stands on his tiptoes does not stand firm; Chapter 58
There was something undefined and complete, coming into existence before Heaven Chapter 59
I do not know its name, and I give it Chapter 60
Great, it passes on (in constant flow) Passing on, Chapter 61
Man takes his law from the Earth; the Earth takes Chapter 62
Gravity is the root of lightness; stillness, the ruler of movement Chapter 63
Therefore a wise prince, marching the whole day, does not Chapter 64
The skilful traveller leaves no traces of his wheels or footsteps; Chapter 65
Therefore the man of skill is a master (to be Chapter 66
Who knows his manhood's strength, Yet still his Chapter 67
The unwrought material, when divided and distributed, forms vessels The Chapter 68
If any one should wish to get the kingdom for Chapter 69
The course and nature of things is such that Chapter 70
0 He who would assist a lord of men Chapter 71
Wherever a host is stationed, briars and thorns spring up Chapter 72
A skilful (commander) strikes a decisive blow, and stops Chapter 73
When things have attained their strong maturity they become old This Chapter 74
Now arms, however beautiful, are instruments of evil omen, hateful, it Chapter 75
The superior man ordinarily considers the left hand the most honourable Chapter 76
On occasions of festivity to be on the left hand Chapter 77
The Tao, considered as unchanging, has no name Chapter 78
Though in its primordial simplicity it may be small, the Chapter 79
Heaven and Earth (under its guidance) unite together and send Chapter 80
As soon as it proceeds to action, it has a Chapter 81
The relation of the Tao to all the world is Chapter 82
He who knows other men is discerning; he who knows Chapter 83
He who does not fail in the requirements of his Chapter 84
All-pervading is the Great Tao! It may be found Chapter 85
All things depend on it for their production, which it Chapter 86
Hence the sage is able (in the same way) to Chapter 87
To him who holds in his hands the Great Image Chapter 88
Music and dainties will make the passing guest stop (for Chapter 89
When one is about to take an inspiration, he is Chapter 90
The soft overcomes the hard; and the weak the strong Chapter 91
Fishes should not be taken from the deep; instruments for Chapter 92
The Tao in its regular course does nothing (for the Chapter 93
If princes and kings were able to maintain it, all Chapter 94
If this transformation became to me an object of desire, Chapter 95
(Those who) possessed in highest degree the attributes (of the Tao) Chapter 96
(Those who) possessed in the highest degree those attributes did nothing Chapter 97
(Those who) possessed the highest benevolence were (always seeking) to carry Chapter 98
(Those who) possessed the highest (sense of) propriety were (always seeking) Chapter 99
Thus it was that when the Tao was lost, its Chapter 100
Now propriety is the attenuated form of leal-heartedness and good faith, Chapter 101
Thus it is that the Great man abides by what Chapter 102
The things which from of old have got the One Chapter 103
If heaven were not thus pure, it soon would rend; Chapter 104
Thus it is that dignity finds its (firm) root in Chapter 105
0 The movement of the Tao Chapter 106
All things under heaven sprang from It as existing (and Chapter 107
Scholars of the highest class, when they hear about the Chapter 108
Therefore the sentence-makers have thus expressed themselves:-- 'The Tao, Chapter 109
The Tao is hidden, and has no name; but it Chapter 110
The Tao produced One; One produced Two; Two produced Three; Three Chapter 111
What men dislike is to be orphans, to have little Chapter 112
What other men (thus) teach, I also teach The Chapter 113
The softest thing in the world dashes against and overcomes Chapter 114
There are few in the world who attain to the Chapter 115
Or fame or life, Which do Chapter 116
Thus we may see, Who cleaves Chapter 117
Who is content Needs fear no shame Chapter 118
Who thinks his great achievements poor Shall find Chapter 119
Constant action overcomes cold; being still overcomes heat Purity and Chapter 120
When the Tao prevails in the world, they send back Chapter 121
There is no guilt greater than to sanction ambition; no Chapter 122
Without going outside his door, one understands (all that takes place) Chapter 123
Therefore the sages got their knowledge without travelling; gave their (right) Chapter 124
He who devotes himself to learning (seeks) from day to Chapter 125
He diminishes it and again diminishes it, till he arrives Chapter 126
He who gets as his own all under heaven does Chapter 127
The sage has no invariable mind of his own; he Chapter 128
To those who are good (to me), I am good; Chapter 129
The sage has in the world an appearance of indecision, Chapter 130
0 Men come forth and live; they enter (again) Chapter 131
Of every ten three are ministers of life (to themselves); Chapter 132
There are also three in every ten whose aim is Chapter 133
But I have heard that he who is skilful in Chapter 134
All things are produced by the Tao, and nourished by Chapter 135
This honouring of the Tao and exalting of its operation Chapter 136
Thus it is that the Tao produces (all things), nourishes Chapter 137
It produces them and makes no claim to the possession Chapter 138
(The Tao) which originated all under the sky is to Chapter 139
When the mother is found, we know what her children Chapter 140
Let him keep his mouth closed, and shut up the Chapter 141
The perception of what is small is (the secret of Chapter 142
Who uses well his light, Reverting to its Chapter 143
If I were suddenly to become known, and (put into Chapter 144
The great Tao (or way) is very level and easy; Chapter 145
Their court(-yards and buildings) shall be well kept, but their fields Chapter 146
What (Tao's) skilful planter plants Can Chapter 147
Tao when nursed within one's self, Chapter 148
In this way the effect will be seen in the Chapter 149
How do I know that this effect is sure to Chapter 150
He who has in himself abundantly the attributes (of the Chapter 151
(The infant's) bones are weak and its sinews soft, but Chapter 152
To him by whom this harmony is known, Chapter 153
When things have become strong, they (then) become old, which Chapter 154
He who knows (the Tao) does not (care to) speak Chapter 155
He (who knows it) will keep his mouth shut and Chapter 156
(Such an one) cannot be treated familiarly or distantly; he Chapter 157
A state may be ruled by (measures of) correction; weapons Chapter 158
How do I know that it is so? By Chapter 159
Therefore a sage has said, 'I will do nothing (of Chapter 160
The government that seems the most unwise, Oft Chapter 161
Shall we then dispense with correction? The (method of) Chapter 162
Therefore the sage is (like) a square which cuts no Chapter 163
For regulating the human (in our constitution) and rendering the (proper) Chapter 164
It is only by this moderation that there is effected Chapter 165
He who possesses the mother of the state may continue Chapter 166
0 Governing a great state is like cooking small Chapter 167
Let the kingdom be governed according to the Tao, and Chapter 168
When these two do not injuriously affect each other, their Chapter 169
What makes a great state is its being (like) a Chapter 170
(To illustrate from) the case of all females:--the female always overcomes Chapter 171
Thus it is that a great state, by condescending to Chapter 172
The great state only wishes to unite men together and Chapter 173
Tao has of all things the most honoured place Chapter 174
(Its) admirable words can purchase honour; (its) admirable deeds can raise Chapter 175
Therefore when the sovereign occupies his place as the Son Chapter 176
Why was it that the ancients prized this Tao so Chapter 177
(It is the way of the Tao) to act without Chapter 178
(The master of it) anticipates things that are difficult while Chapter 179
He who lightly promises is sure to keep but little Chapter 180
That which is at rest is easily kept hold of; Chapter 181
The tree which fills the arms grew from the tiniest Chapter 182
He who acts (with an ulterior purpose) does harm; he Chapter 183
Therefore the sage desires what (other men) do not desire, Chapter 184
The ancients who showed their skill in practising the Tao Chapter 185
The difficulty in governing the people arises from their having much Chapter 186
He who knows these two things finds in them also Chapter 187
That whereby the rivers and seas are able to receive Chapter 188
In this way though he has his place above them, Chapter 189
Therefore all in the world delight to exalt him and Chapter 190
All the world says that, while my Tao is great, Chapter 191
But I have three precious things which I prize and Chapter 192
With that gentleness I can be bold; with that economy Chapter 193
Gentleness is sure to be victorious even in battle, and Chapter 194
He who in (Tao's) wars has skill Chapter 195
A master of the art of war has said, 'I Chapter 196
There is no calamity greater than lightly engaging in war Chapter 197
0 My words are very easy to know, and Chapter 198
There is an originating and all-comprehending (principle) in my words, and Chapter 199
They who know me are few, and I am on Chapter 200
To know and yet (think) we do not know is Chapter 201
It is simply by being pained at (the thought of) Chapter 202
When the people do not fear what they ought to Chapter 203
Let them not thoughtlessly indulge themselves in their ordinary life; let Chapter 204
It is by avoiding such indulgence that such weariness does Chapter 205
Therefore the sage knows (these things) of himself, but does Chapter 206
He whose boldness appears in his daring (to do wrong, Chapter 207
It is the way of Heaven not to strive, and Chapter 208
The people do not fear death; to what purpose is Chapter 209
There is always One who presides over the infliction death Chapter 210
The people suffer from famine because of the multitude of Chapter 211
The people are difficult to govern because of the (excessive) agency Chapter 212
The people make light of dying because of the greatness Chapter 213
Man at his birth is supple and weak; at his Chapter 214
Thus it is that firmness and strength are the concomitants Chapter 215
Hence he who (relies on) the strength of his forces Chapter 216
Therefore the place of what is firm and strong is Chapter 217
May not the Way (or Tao) of Heaven be compared Chapter 218
It is the Way of Heaven to diminish superabundance, and Chapter 219
Who can take his own superabundance and therewith serve all Chapter 220
Therefore the (ruling) sage acts without claiming the results as his; Chapter 221
There is nothing in the world more soft and weak Chapter 222
Every one in the world knows that the soft overcomes Chapter 223
Therefore a sage has said, 'He who accepts his Chapter 224
Words that are strictly true seem to be paradoxical Chapter 225
When a reconciliation is effected (between two parties) after a great Chapter 226
Therefore (to guard against this), the sage keeps the left-hand portion Chapter 227
In the Way of Heaven, there is no partiality of Chapter 228
0 In a little state with a small population, Chapter 229
Though they had boats and carriages, they should have no Chapter 230
I would make the people return to the use of Chapter 231
They should think their (coarse) food sweet; their (plain) clothes beautiful; Chapter 232
There should be a neighbouring state within sight, and the Chapter 233
Sincere words are not fine; fine words are not sincere Chapter 234
The sage does not accumulate (for himself) The more Chapter 235
The Twin-Verses Chapter 236
All that we are is the result of what we Chapter 237
All that we are is the result of what we Chapter 238
"He abused me, he beat me, he defeated me, he Chapter 239
"He abused me, he beat me, he defeated me, he Chapter 240
For hatred does not cease by hatred at any time: Chapter 241
The world does not know that we must all come Chapter 242
He who lives looking for pleasures only, his senses uncontrolled, immoderate Chapter 243
He who lives without looking for pleasures, his senses well controlled, Chapter 244
He who wishes to put on the yellow dress without Chapter 245
But he who has cleansed himself from sin, is well Chapter 246
They who imagine truth in untruth, and see untruth in Chapter 247
They who know truth in truth, and untruth in untruth, Chapter 248
As rain breaks through an ill-thatched house, passion will break through Chapter 249
As rain does not break through a well-thatched house, passion Chapter 250
The evil-doer mourns in this world, and he mourns in Chapter 251
The virtuous man delights in this world, and he delights Chapter 252
The evil-doer suffers in this world, and he suffers in Chapter 253
The virtuous man is happy in this world, and he Chapter 254
The thoughtless man, even if he can recite a large Chapter 255
The follower of the law, even if he can recite Chapter 256
Earnestness is the path of immortality (Nirvana), thoughtlessness the path of Chapter 257
Those who are advanced in earnestness, having understood this clearly, delight Chapter 258
These wise people, meditative, steady, always possessed of strong powers, attain Chapter 259
If an earnest person has roused himself, if he is Chapter 260
By rousing himself, by earnestness, by restraint and control, the wise Chapter 261
Fools follow after vanity, men of evil wisdom The Chapter 262
Follow not after vanity, nor after the enjoyment of love Chapter 263
When the learned man drives away vanity by earnestness, he, Chapter 264
Earnest among the thoughtless, awake among the sleepers, the wise man Chapter 265
By earnestness did Maghavan (Indra) rise to the lordship of Chapter 266
A Bhikshu (mendicant) who delights in earnestness, who looks with fear Chapter 267
A Bhikshu (mendicant) who delights in reflection, who looks with fear Chapter 268
As a fletcher makes straight his arrow, a wise man Chapter 269
As a fish taken from his watery home and thrown Chapter 270
It is good to tame the mind, which is difficult Chapter 271
Let the wise man guard his thoughts, for they are Chapter 272
Those who bridle their mind which travels far, moves about Chapter 273
If a man's thoughts are unsteady, if he does not Chapter 274
If a man's thoughts are not dissipated, if his mind Chapter 275
Knowing that this body is (fragile) like a jar, and Chapter 276
Before long, alas! this body will lie on the earth, Chapter 277
Whatever a hater may do to a hater, or an Chapter 278
Not a mother, not a father will do so much, Chapter 279
Who shall overcome this earth, and the world of Yama Chapter 280
The disciple will overcome the earth, and the world of Chapter 281
He who knows that this body is like froth, and Chapter 282
Death carries off a man who is gathering flowers and Chapter 283
Death subdues a man who is gathering flowers, and whose Chapter 284
As the bee collects nectar and departs without injuring the flower, Chapter 285
Not the perversities of others, not their sins of commission Chapter 286
Like a beautiful flower, full of colour, but without scent, Chapter 287
But, like a beautiful flower, full of colour and full Chapter 288
As many kinds of wreaths can be made from a Chapter 289
The scent of flowers does not travel against the wind, Chapter 290
Sandal-wood or Tagara, a lotus-flower, or a Vassiki, among these sorts Chapter 291
Mean is the scent that comes from Tagara and sandal-wood;--the perfume Chapter 292
Of the people who possess these virtues, who live without thoughtlessness, Chapter 293
, As on a heap of rubbish cast upon Chapter 294
Long is the night to him who is awake; long Chapter 295
If a traveller does not meet with one who is Chapter 296
"These sons belong to me, and this wealth belongs to Chapter 297
The fool who knows his foolishness, is wise at least Chapter 298
If a fool be associated with a wise man even Chapter 299
If an intelligent man be associated for one minute only Chapter 300