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Chapter 71

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Chapter 71
Knowing that you don’t know (everything) is superior.
Not knowing that you don’t know (everything) is a sickness.
So the sage’s being without sickness is that he knows sickness as sickness;
Thus, he is without sickness.
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Chapter 70

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Chapter 70
My words are easy to understand and easy to apply.
Yet no one in the world can understand them and no one could apply them.
Words have their origin, and events have their leader.
Only because of prevailing ignorance am I not understood.
The fewer who understand me, the more precious I am.
So the sage wears shabby cloth, [...]

Chapter 69

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Chapter 69
There is a saying on using military force:
I dare not be the host, but rather a guest.
I dare not advance an inch, but rather retreat a foot.
This is called performing without performing, rolling up one’s sleeves without showing the arms.
By not holding on to an enemy, there is no enemy.
There is no disaster greater [...]

Chapter 68

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Chapter 68
Being a good warrior does not entail power.
A good fighter is not angry.
One who is good at overcoming the enemy does not contact him.
One who is good at leading people acts humbly.
This is called the Action of noncompetition.
This is called leading people.
This is called the Ultimate as old as heaven.

Chapter 67

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Chapter 67
Everyone in the world says I am great, great without parallel.
Being without parallel is what enables greatness.
If there is a long-standing parallel, it becomes small.
I always have three treasures:
First is compassion.
Second is frugality.
Third is to not dare act in front of the world.
So compassion enables courage.
Frugality enables abundance.
Not daring to act in front of [...]

Chapter 66

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Chapter 66

The reason why rivers and seas have the capacity for kingship over all the valleys is that they excel in lowliness.
That is why they have the capacity for kingship over all valleys.
Thus, since the sage wants to elevate the people, his speech is down to earth.
Since the sage wants to advance the people, he [...]

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