道德經

The 81 Verses

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Verse XIX
絕聖棄智

Renounce Cleverness

Abandon the show of saintliness and relinquish excessive prudence, then people will benefit a hun…

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道常無名

The Nameless Simplicity

The Tao, considered as unchanging, has no name.

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玄德深遠

The Mysterious Excellence

The ancients who showed their skill in practising the Tao did so, not to enlighten the people, bu…

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