The naturalist, individualist and politic doctrine of Lao-tse exhibited in 81 poetic and obscure texts. Tr. Waley (en), Lau (en), Julien (fr) and Wilhelm (de).
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Section Dao – Chapter XXXIII
To understand others is to have knowledge;
To understand oneself is to be illumined.
To conquer others needs strength;
To conquer oneself is harder still.
To be content with what one has is to be rich.
He that works through violence may get his way;
But only what stays in its place
Can endure.
When one dies one is not lost, there is no other longevity.
Waley 33
能够了解别人的人, 只能算聪颖; 看到自己本性的人, 才能算明慧。
能够战胜别人的人, 只能算有力; 能够战胜自己的人, 才能算坚强。
能够知足而淡泊财物的人最富有; 能够自强不息的人, 才能算有志。
能够不失大道和自然的人能长久; 能够死而不亡的人, 才能算有寿。
白话翻译
He who knows others is clever;
He who knows himself has discernment.
He who overcomes others has force;
He who overcomes himself is strong.
He who knows contentment is rich;
He who perseveres is a man of purpose;
He who does not lose his station will endure;
He who lives out his days has had a long life.
Lau 33
Celui qui connaît les hommes est prudent.
Celui qui se connaît lui-même est éclairé.
Celui qui dompte les hommes est puissant.
Celui qui se dompte lui-même est fort.
Celui qui sait se suffire est assez riche.
Celui qui agit avec énergie est doué d'une ferme volonté.
Celui qui ne s'écarte point de sa nature subsiste longtemps.
Celui qui meurt et ne périt pas21 jouit d'une (éternelle) longévité.
Julien 33
Wer andre kennt, ist klug.
Wer sich selber kennt, ist weise.
Wer andere besiegt, hat Kraft.
Wer sich selber besiegt, ist stark.
Wer sich durchsetzt, hat Willen.
Wer sich genügen läßt, ist reich.
Wer seinen Platz nicht verliert, hat Dauer.
Wer auch im Tode nicht untergeht, der lebt.
Wilhelm 33
The Way and Its Power – Dao De Jing I. 33. – Chinese off/on – Français/English
Alias Daode Jing, Dao De Jing, Tao Te Ching, Tao Teh Ching, le Tao-tö-king, Lao-Tzu Te-Tao Ching, the Laozi, Lao Zi, the Lao Tze, le Lao-tseu, The Book of the Way and its Virtue, the Way and its Power.
The Book of Odes, The Analects, Great Learning, Doctrine of the Mean, Three-characters book, The Book of Changes, The Way and its Power, 300 Tang Poems, The Art of War, Thirty-Six Strategies
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