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《道德經 - Dao De Jing》
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[Warring States (475 BC - 221 BC)] English translation: James Legge ^[?]

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[Also known as: 《老子》, "Tao Te Ching", "Laozi"]

52 Jump to dictionary Show parallel passages Show photographic representation Show commentary Related discussion	道德經:	天下有始，以為天下母。既得¹其母，以²知其子，既知其子，復守其母，沒身³不殆。塞其兌，閉其門，終身不勤。開其兌，濟其事，終身不救。見小曰明，守柔曰強。用其光，復歸其明，無遺身殃；是為習常。
	Dao De Jing:	(Returning to the source) (The Dao) which originated all under the sky is to be considered as the mother of them all. When the mother is found, we know what her children should be. When one knows that he is his mother's child, and proceeds to guard (the qualities of) the mother that belong to him, to the end of his life he will be free from all peril. Let him keep his mouth closed, and shut up the portals (of his nostrils), and all his life he will be exempt from laborious exertion. Let him keep his mouth open, and (spend his breath) in the promotion of his affairs, and all his life there will be no safety for him. The perception of what is small is (the secret of clear- sightedness; the guarding of what is soft and tender is (the secret of) strength. Who uses well his light, Reverting to its (source so) bright, Will from his body ward all blight, And hides the unchanging from men's sight. 1. 得 : Originally read: "知". 據《古逸叢書》本、馬王堆本改。 2. 以 : Originally read: "復". 據《古逸叢書》本、馬王堆本改。 3. 身 : Originally read: "其". 據《古逸叢書》本、馬王堆本改。

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天下有始，始有道也。以為天下母。道為天下萬物之母既知其母，復知其子，子，一也。既知道己，當復知一也。既知其子，復守其母，己知一，當復守道反無為也。沒身不殆。不危殆也。塞其兌，兌，目也。目不妄視也。閉其門，門，口也。使口不妄言終身不勤。人當塞目不妄視，閉口不妄言，則終生不勤苦。開其兌，開目視情欲也。濟其事，濟，益也。益情欲之事。終身不救。禍亂成也。見小曰明，萌芽未動，禍亂未見為小，昭然獨見為明。守柔日強。守柔弱，日以強大也。用其光，用其目光於外，視時世之利害。復歸其明。復當返其光明於內，無使精神泄也。無遺身殃，內視存神，不為漏失。是謂習常。人能行此，是謂修習常道。