五十六章
道德经 · section 12 · 老子(李耳) · 300 characters
Original text
知者不言, 言者不知。 塞其兑,闭其门,挫其锐, 解其分, 和其光, 同其尘, 是谓玄同。故不可得而亲,不可得而疏; 不可得而利,不可得而害; 不可得而贵,不可得而贱。 故为天下贵。
五十七章 以正治国,以奇用兵,以无事取天下。 吾何以知其然哉?以此。天下多忌讳,而民弥贫;民多利器,国家滋昬; 人多伎巧,奇物滋起; 法令滋彰,盗贼多有。 故圣人云﹕「我无为而民自化,我好静而民自正,我无事而民自富,我无欲而民自朴。」
五十八章 其政闷闷,其民淳淳; 其政察察,其民缺缺。 祸兮福之所倚,福兮祸之所伏。孰知其极?其无正。 正复为奇, 善复为妖。 人之迷,其日固久。 是以圣人方而不割, 廉而不刿, 直而不肆, 光而不燿。
五十九章 治人事天,莫若啬。 夫唯啬,是谓早服; 早服谓之重积德; 重积德则无不克,无不克则莫知其极; 莫知其极,可以有国; 有国之母,可以长久; 是谓深根固柢,长生久视之道。
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