Tao Te Ching, chapter 65
Therefore, it is said: Those who are the Tao will not be enlightened by the people, but will be foolish. The people are difficult to govern, and they know it. Therefore, knowing the state, the thief of the state is also; To know the state, the virtue of the state. Always know these two, and also the formula. Hengzhi Ji style, this is called Xuande. Xuande is deep and far-reaching, and it is contrary to things, and even Dashun.
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Therefore: the saint walks on the avenue, knows that humanity is noble, competes for the noble, robs the noble, and accumulates the noble, so it is not open to the heavens of the people, and the people do not know the avenue, returning to the truth and simplicity, as if the appearance of ignorance and chaos.
The people are difficult to govern, and they know it.
The reason why the people lose themselves to things, are trapped by fame, so that strange desires are rampant, and then people are born of ingenuity and recklessness, so it is difficult to govern, precisely because they are blinded by the avenue, and only know that humanity is expensive, compete for the noble, rob the noble, and accumulate the valuable.
Therefore, knowing the state, the thief of the state is also;
Therefore, to govern the country with human wisdom and his own way is really a thief who steals the avenue;
To know the state, the virtue of the state.
The people do not know humanity and act recklessly, do not lose themselves to things, and the country is too peaceful and happy, which is the blessing of the people of the country;
Always know these two, and also the formula. This is called Xuande.
Ji, referring to the incorrectness of words, means that there is a sect of words, and there is a king in things.
It is said that it is ridiculous not to govern the country with humanity, not to violate the way of heaven, to govern with heaven as the foundation, not to lose the avenue, and not to lose the virtue of heaven.
The saint knows what humanity cannot do, and does not rule the country with wonder, which is a far-reaching virtue.
Xuande is deep and far-reaching, and it is contrary to things, and even Dashun.
The saint guards the avenue and accumulates the virtues of heaven, so he goes to the heavens and restores the heavens, the way of the heavens is far away, the way of returning to the heavens, the way of returning to the heavens, the harmony of heaven and man, and the harmony with all things, all things are natural, become what they do, are what they are, and are the same as the great shun.
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