WORDS & IDEAS
Ci 慈
Compassion. The first of the three treasures in chapter 67. Care for others stands alongside frugality and reluctance to put oneself first.
The three treasures
天下皆谓我道大，似不肖。
All the world says that, while my Tao is great, it yet appears to be inferior (to other systems of teaching). Now it is just its greatness that makes it…
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用兵有言：「吾不敢为主而为客，不敢进寸而退尺。
A master of the art of war has said, 'I do not dare to be the host (to commence the war); I prefer to be the guest (to act on the defensive). I do not…
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