以道佐人主者,不以兵强天下,He who assists the ruler with Tao does not dominate the world with force.其事好还。The use of force usually brings requital.师之所处,荆棘生焉;Wherever armies are stationed, briers and thorns grow....
天长地久。Heaven is eternal and Earth everlasting.天地所以能长且久者,以其不自生,They can be eternal and everlasting because they do not exist for themselves.故能长生。And for this reason they can exist forever.是以圣人后其身而身先,...
道,可道,非常道。The way that can be spoken of is not the eternal Tao; 名,可名,非常名。The name that can be named Is not the eternal name. 无名,天地之始。The nameless was the beginning of heaven and earth; 有名,万物之母。The n...