Chinese Text: 天下皆知 美之為美,斯惡已。皆知善之為善,斯不善已。故有無相生,難 易相成, 長短相較,高下相 傾,音聲相和,前後相隨。是以聖人處無為之 事,行不言之教;萬物作焉而不辭,生而不有。為而不恃,功成而弗居。 夫唯弗居,是以不去。 English Text: I- All in the world know the beauty of the beautiful, and in doing …
Tao Te Ching
Tao Te Ching- Chapter 01-Verse 03 (I-III)
Chinese Text: 不尚賢,使民不爭;不貴難得之貨,使民不為盜;不見可欲,使心不亂。 是以聖人之治,虛其心, 實 其腹,弱其志,強其骨。常使民無知無欲。使 夫1知者不敢為也。為無為,則無不治。 English Text: I- (Keeping the people at rest) Not to value and employ men of superior ability is …
Tao Te Ching- Chapter 01-Verse 01 (I-IV)
Chinese Text: 道可道,非常道。名可名,非常名。無名天地之始;有名萬物之母。故常 無欲,以觀其妙;常有欲,以觀其徼。此兩者,同出而異名,同謂之玄。玄之又玄,衆妙之門。 English Text: I-The Tao that can be trodden is not the enduring and unchanging Tao. The name that can be named …