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Dao De JingReconciliation When conflict is reconciled, some hard feelings remain; This is dangerous. The sage accepts less than is due And does not blame or punish; For harmony seeks agreement Where justice seeks payment. The ancients said: "nature is impartial; Therefore it serves those who serve all." 80. Utopia Let your community be small, with only a few people; Keep tools in abundance, but do not depend upon them; Appreciate your life and be content with your home; Sail boats and ride horses, but don't go too far; Keep weapons and armour, but do not employ them; Let everyone read and write, Eat well and make beautiful things. Live peacefully and delight in your own society; Dwell within cock-crow of your neighbours, But maintain your independence from them. 81. The Sage Honest people use no rhetoric; Rhetoric is not honesty. Enlightened people are not cultured; Culture is not enlightenment. Content people are not rich; Riches are not contentment. So the sage does not serve himself; The more he does for others, the more he is satisfied; The more he gives, the more he receives. Nature flourishes at the expense of no one; So the sage benefits all men and contends with none. ...» |
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