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  • 老子道德經(jīng)(英譯本)Lao Tze 29. Ambition

    作者: 《Lao Tze》李耳
    Those who wish to change the world
    According with their desire
    Cannot succeed.

    The world is shaped by the Way;
    It cannot be shaped by the self.
    Trying to change it, you damage it;
    Trying to possess it, you lose it. So some will lead, while others follow.
    Some will be warm, others cold
    Some will be strong, others weak.
    Some will get where they are going
    While others fall by the side of the road.

    So the sage will be neither wasteful nor violent.