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Tao Te Ching (2) - The book of the Vertue

38

Men of higher virtue do not exhibit their virtue

43

The softest things subjugate the hardest things in the world

48

When one practices "Wuwei", there is nothing that is impossible for him

53

The main road is very plain, but a lot of people like trails

58

A wise soul is righteous and does not hurt the people

63

He solves a difficult problem by solving easy ones

68

An excellent army commander does not have a belligerent ardor

73

The net of heaven is very vast and wide-meshed and yet nothing can escape

78

What is weak triumphs over what is strong

39

The sky is pure because it has obtained the Tao

44

Whoever knows how to stop never fails

49

A wise soul never has a selfish thought

54

The one who knows how to build is not afraid of collapse

59

To govern men and serve Heaven, nothing compares to a thrifty attitude

64

Stop evil before it exists

69

There is no greater misfortune than to take the enemy lightly

74

When the people do not fear death, how can they be frightened by the threat of death?

79

The way of heaven has not favorites

40

The back and forth is how the Tao moves

45

Perfect things seem full of imperfections, but they do not wear out

50

Being born and die are unavoidable

55

As soon as somebody reaches the peak of his strength, he begins getting old

60

To rule a great kingdom, one must imitate the one who cooks a small fish

65

Whoever uses cunning to rule the kingdom is the bane of the kingdom

70

Those who understand me are very rare

75

People are hungry because the sovereign imposes too much taxes

80

A small kingdom with a few people

41

Only the Tao can help everybody and lead them to success

46

When the Tao reigns in the world, horses are sent back to cultivate crop fields

51

The Tao gives them life, Virtue nourishes them

56

The man who knows the Tao does not speak

61

A large kingdom must keep a low profile

66

As he does not compete for the first rank, there is no one in the empire who can compete against him

71

He knows he doesn't know everything, that's best

76

The one who is strong goes under

81

He acts and does not compete

42

All beings carry Yin and bear Yang

47

Without leaving my house, I know the affairs of the world

52

The universe has a root

57

With righteousness we rule the kingdom

62

The Tao is the asylum of all beings

67

I have three treasures: affection, thrifty, humility

72

When people no longer fear repression of the authority, a great misfortune will befall

77

Heaven takes away from those who have excess to help those who do not have enough

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