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道德經 - 第十七章
太上，下知有之；
其次，親而譽之；
其次，畏之；
其次，侮之。
信不足，焉有不信焉。
悠兮，其貴言。
功成事遂，百姓皆謂我自然。
Daodejing - Chapter Seventeen
When the master governs, the people are hardly aware that he exists;
Next best is a leader who is loved;
Next, one who is feared;
The worst is one who is despised.
If you don't trust the people you make them untrustworthy.
The master doesn't talk, he acts.
When his work is done, the people say: "Amazing! We did it — all by ourselves."
References
- The above translation is based on the translation by poet, translator, scholar and anthologist, Stephen Mitchell. His reading of the work can be found on the following YouTube video: Tao Te Ching, The Book Of The Way by Lao Tzu:https://youtu.be/t109UFLSQhk?t=1632
- This chapter on the above video starts at 27.20 and ends at 28.06.
- You can find the complete 81 chapters of Daodejing in Chinese and English (James Legge version) in the ctext.org website: https://ctext.org/dao-de-jing
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