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Chapter 33 | Discerning True Virtue: Knowing Others Is Wisdom; Knowing Oneself Is EnlightenmentClick To ReadChapter 33 | Discerning True Virtue: Knowing Others Is Wisdom; Knowing Oneself Is Enlightenment
Chapter 32 | Sacred Virtue: The Nameless Uncarved Block That Sweet Dew ObeysClick To ReadChapter 32 | Sacred Virtue: The Nameless Uncarved Block That Sweet Dew Obeys
Chapter 31 | Putting Away Weapons: Instruments of Ill Omen Handled in GriefClick To ReadChapter 31 | Putting Away Weapons: Instruments of Ill Omen Handled in Grief
Chapter 30 | Moderating Force: Where Armies Camp, Thorns and Briars GrowClick To ReadChapter 30 | Moderating Force: Where Armies Camp, Thorns and Briars Grow
Chapter 29 | Non-Meddling Wisdom: The World Is a Sacred Vessel That Cannot Be ForcedClick To ReadChapter 29 | Non-Meddling Wisdom: The World Is a Sacred Vessel That Cannot Be Forced
Chapter 28 | Returning to Simplicity: Knowing the Male While Cleaving to the FemaleClick To ReadChapter 28 | Returning to Simplicity: Knowing the Male While Cleaving to the Female
Chapter 27 | The Skillful Use of Means: Leaving Neither Track nor TraceClick To ReadChapter 27 | The Skillful Use of Means: Leaving Neither Track nor Trace
Chapter 26 | The Gravity of Virtue: The Heavy Is the Foundation of the LightClick To ReadChapter 26 | The Gravity of Virtue: The Heavy Is the Foundation of the Light
Chapter 25 | The Primal Archetype: The Tao Modeling Itself on NatureClick To ReadChapter 25 | The Primal Archetype: The Tao Modeling Itself on Nature
Chapter 24 | The Burden of Pretension: Standing on Tiptoe Never LastsClick To ReadChapter 24 | The Burden of Pretension: Standing on Tiptoe Never Lasts
Chapter 23 | Emptiness and Brevity: Whirwinds Never Last All MorningClick To ReadChapter 23 | Emptiness and Brevity: Whirwinds Never Last All Morning
52 | Why True Strength Is Not Expanding Forever: Laozi’s Lesson on Knowing When to Close the DoorClick To Read52 | Why True Strength Is Not Expanding Forever: Laozi’s Lesson on Knowing When to Close the Door