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The Tao And Its Characteristics Chapter 1
The Tao And Its Characteristics Chapter 2
The Tao And Its Characteristics Chapter 3
The Tao And Its Characteristics Chapter 4
The Tao And Its Characteristics Chapter 5
The Tao And Its Characteristics Chapter 6
The Tao And Its Characteristics Chapter 7
The Tao And Its Characteristics Chapter 8
The Tao And Its Characteristics Chapter 9
The Tao And Its Characteristics Chapter 10
The Tao And Its Characteristics Chapter 11
The Tao And Its Characteristics Chapter 12
The Tao And Its Characteristics Chapter 13
The Tao And Its Characteristics Chapter 14
The Tao And Its Characteristics Chapter 15
The Tao And Its Characteristics Chapter 16
The Tao And Its Characteristics Chapter 17
The Tao And Its Characteristics Chapter 18
The Tao And Its Characteristics Chapter 1
The Tao And Its Characteristics Chapter 20
The Tao And Its Characteristics Chapter 21
The Tao And Its Characteristics Chapter 22
The Tao And Its Characteristics Chapter 23
The Tao And Its Characteristics Chapter 24
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The Tao And Its Characteristics Chapter 46
四十六
Lao-Tzu
When the Tao prevails in the world,
they send back their swift horses to (draw) the dung-carts.
When the Tao is disregarded in the world,
the war-horses breed in the border lands.
There is no guilt greater than to sanction ambition;
no calamity greater than to be discontented with one's lot;
no fault greater than the wish to be getting.
Therefore the sufficiency of contentment is an enduring and unchanging sufficiency.
Translator: James Legge
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