CHAPTER 1
无名，天地之始，有名，万物之母Read Chinese and English ↗CONCEPT IN CONTEXT
The myriad things 万物
The myriad things are the world's countless beings and processes. They arise through the Way, flourish through its potency, and are best supported without being made instruments of a ruler's will.
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CHAPTER 2
万物作焉而不辞，生而不有，为而不恃，功成而弗居Read Chinese and English ↗CHAPTER 4
道冲而用之或不盈，渊兮似万物之宗Read Chinese and English ↗CHAPTER 5
天地不仁，以万物为刍狗Read Chinese and English ↗CHAPTER 8
水善利万物而不争，处众人之所恶，故几于道Read Chinese and English ↗CHAPTER 16
万物并作，吾以观复Read Chinese and English ↗CHAPTER 32
侯王若能守之，万物将自宾Read Chinese and English ↗CHAPTER 34
万物恃之而生而不辞，功成不名有Read Chinese and English ↗CHAPTER 37
侯王若能守之，万物将自化Read Chinese and English ↗CHAPTER 39
昔之得一者，天得一以清，地得一以宁，神得一以灵，谷得一以盈，万物得一以生，侯王得一以为天下贞Read Chinese and English ↗CHAPTER 40
天下万物生于有，有生于无Read Chinese and English ↗CHAPTER 42
道生一，一生二，二生三，三生万物Read Chinese and English ↗