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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"]

19 Jump to dictionary Show parallel passages Show photographic representation Show commentary	道德經:	絕聖棄智，民利百倍；絕仁棄義，民復孝慈；絕巧棄利，盜賊無有。此三者以為文不足。故令有所屬：見素抱樸，少私寡欲。
	Dao De Jing:	(Returning to the unadulterated influence) If we could renounce our sageness and discard our wisdom, it would be better for the people a hundredfold. If we could renounce our benevolence and discard our righteousness, the people would again become filial and kindly. If we could renounce our artful contrivances and discard our (scheming for) gain, there would be no thieves nor robbers. Those three methods (of government) Thought olden ways in elegance did fail And made these names their want of worth to veil; But simple views, and courses plain and true Would selfish ends and many lusts eschew.

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絕聖絕聖制作，反初守元。五帝垂象，倉頡作書，不如三皇結繩無文。棄智，棄智慧，反無為。民利百倍。農事修，公無私。絕仁棄義，絕仁之見恩惠，棄義之尚華言。民復孝慈。德化淳也。絕巧棄利，絕巧者，詐偽亂真也。棄利者，塞貪路閉權門也。盜賊無有。上化公正，下無邪私。此三者，謂上三事所棄絕也。以為文不足，以為文不足者，文不足以教民。故令有所屬。當如下句。見素抱樸，見素者，當抱素守真，不尚文飾也。抱朴者，當見其篤朴¹，以示下，故可法則。少私寡欲。少私者，正無私也。寡欲者，當知足也。

1. 當見其篤朴 : Another version reads: "當抱其質朴". 《中華書局》本改為「當抱其質朴」。