The Sacred Books of China: The Text of TaoismClarendon Press, 1891 - Taoism |
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Page 127 - Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment : who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind...
Page 25 - He who has in himself abundantly the attributes of the Tao is like an infant. Poisonous insects will not sting him ; fierce beasts will not seize him ; birds of prey will not strike him.
Page 62 - 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.
Page 69 - Who can by searching find out God ? Who can find out the Almighty to perfection ?' The predicate of the Tao in the chapter, most perplexing to myself, is 'It returns,
Page 243 - It cannot be seen. It has its root and ground (of existence) in Itself. Before there were heaven and earth, from of old, there it was securely existing. From It came the mysterious existences of spirits, from It the mysterious existence of God. It produced heaven ; It produced earth.
Page 52 - The highest excellence is like (that of) water. The excellence of water appears in its benefiting all things, and in its occupying, without striving (to the contrary), the low place which all men dislike. Hence (its way) is near to (that of) the Tao.
Page 267 - Chaos. Shu and Hu were continually meeting in the land of Chaos, who treated them very well. They consulted together how they might repay his kindness, and said: ' Men all have seven orifices for the purpose of seeing, hearing, eating, and breathing, while this ruler alone has not one. Let us try and make them for him.
Page 31 - Render to no man evil for evil. If thine enemy hunger, feed him ; if he thirst, give him drink. Be not overcome with evil, but overcome evil with good.