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先秦两汉 - Pre-Qin and Han

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道家 - Daoism

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道德经 - Dao De Jing

[Warring States (475 BC - 221 BC)] English translation: James Legge [?]
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[Also known as: 《老子》, "Tao Te Ching", "Laozi"]

35 道德经:
执大象,天下往。往而不害,安平大。乐与饵,过客止。道之出口,淡乎其无味,视之不足见,听之不足闻,用之不足既。
Dao De Jing:
(The attribute of benevolence)
To him who holds in his hands the Great Image (of the invisible Dao), the whole world repairs. Men resort to him, and receive no hurt, but (find) rest, peace, and the feeling of ease.
Music and dainties will make the passing guest stop (for a time). But though the Dao as it comes from the mouth, seems insipid and has no flavour, though it seems not worth being looked at or listened to, the use of it is inexhaustible.

杂家 - Miscellaneous Schools

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吕氏春秋 - Lü Shi Chun Qiu

[Warring States] 247 BC-239 BC Lu Bu-wei
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[Also known as: 《吕览》]

仲夏纪

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大乐

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4 大乐:
大乐,君臣父子长少之所欢欣而说也。欢欣生于平,平生于道。道也者,视之不见,听之不闻,不可为状。有知不见之见、不闻之闻,无状之状者,则几于知之矣。道也者,至精也,不可为形,不可为名,强为之谓之太一。故一也者制令,两也者从听。先圣择两法一,是以知万物之情。故能以一听政者,乐君臣,和远近,说黔首,合宗亲。能以一治其身者,免于灾,终其寿,全其天。能以一治其国者,奸邪去,贤者至,成大化。能以一治天下者,寒暑适,风雨时,为圣人。故知一则明,明两则狂。

出土文献 - Excavated texts

郭店 - Guodian

老子丙 - Laozi C

2 老子丙:
埶大象,天下往。往而不害,安平大。乐与饵,过客止。故道□□□□淡呵其无味也。视之不足见,听之不足闻,而不可既也。

马王堆 - Mawangdui

老子甲 - Laozi A

老子甲道经

35 老子甲道... :
执大象,□□往。往而不害,安平大。乐与饵,过格止。故道之出言也,曰淡呵其无味也,□□不足见也,听之不足闻也,用之不可既也。

老子乙 - Laozi B

老子乙道经

35 老子乙道... :
执大象,天下往。往而不害,安平大。乐与□,过格止。故道之出言也曰:淡呵其无味也,见之不足见也,听之不足闻也,用之不可既也。

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