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taogeneratesone,two,threeandallthings
alltheworldisofthesamenature.natureisgood,andallthingsareborn.thenatureoftheearthisnotonlygood,butalsohealthy.thesageunderstandsthemusicandrulesoftheworld,andpracticesthwoftheworld.therefore,allthingsreceivegreatachievementsandgooddeeds.godsandimmortalhelpheavenandearth,buttheydarenottobelight.theyrespect,value,receiveandprotect.
thewaycanbesaid,nottheway.thenamecanbenamed,notthename.thebeginningoftheunknownworld;themotherofallthings.
itisbettertoholdthesurplusthantohaveit;itisbetternottokeepthesharp.thereareplentyofgoldandjadeinthehall,soyoucan''tguardit.ifyouarerichandproud,youwillleaveyourownfault.ifyoucangetawaywithit,thewayofheavenwillbethesame.
thereisamixtureofthings,bornnaturally.it''slonely,independentandunchangeable.itcanbethemotherofheavenandearth.idon''tknowitsname.astrongwordistao,andastrongwordisda.thegreaterthetime,thegreaterthedistance,thegreatertheopposition.
sotheroadisbig,theskyisbig,theearthisbig,andthepeoplearebig.therearefourregions,butoneishumansettlements.
humawandearth,eartwandheaven,heavewandtawandnature.
（道生一,一生二,二生三,三生萬物，凡天下均同是性，天性既善，悉生萬物，無不置也。地性既善，養生萬物，無不置也。聖人悉樂理天下而實法天地，故萬物皆受其功大善。神仙真人助天地而不敢輕，尊之，重之，受之，佑之。道可道，非常道。名可名，非常名。無名天地之始；有名萬物之母。持而盈之，不如其已；揣而銳之，不可長保。金玉滿堂，莫之能守；富貴而驕，自遺其咎。功遂身退，天之道也。有物混成，先天地生。寂兮寥兮，獨立而不改，周行而不殆，可以為天地母。吾不知其名，強字之曰道，強為之名曰大。大曰逝，逝曰遠，遠曰反。故道大，天大，地大，人亦大。域中有四大，而人居其一焉。人法地，地法天，天法道，道法自然。）
taogeneratesone,two,threeandallthings
alltheworldisofthesamenature.natureisgood,andallthingsareborn.thenatureoftheearthisnotonlygood,butalsohealthy.thesageunderstandsthemusicandrulesoftheworld,andpracticesthwoftheworld.therefore,allthingsreceivegreatachievementsandgooddeeds.godsandimmortalhelpheavenandearth,buttheydarenottobelight.theyrespect,value,receiveandprotect.
thewaycanbesaid,nottheway.thenamecanbenamed,notthename.thebeginningoftheunknownworld;themotherofallthings.
itisbettertoholdthesurplusthantohaveit;itisbetternottokeepthesharp.thereareplentyofgoldandjadeinthehall,soyoucan''tguardit.ifyouarerichandproud,youwillleaveyourownfault.ifyoucangetawaywithit,thewayofheavenwillbethesame.
thereisamixtureofthings,bornnaturally.it''slonely,independentandunchangeable.itcanbethemotherofheavenandearth.idon''tknowitsname.astrongwordistao,andastrongwordisda.thegreaterthetime,thegreaterthedistance,thegreatertheopposition.
sotheroadisbig,theskyisbig,theearthisbig,andthepeoplearebig.therearefourregions,butoneishumansettlements.
humawandearth,eartwandheaven,heavewandtawandnature.
（道生一,一生二,二生三,三生萬物，凡天下均同是性，天性既善，悉生萬物，無不置也。地性既善，養生萬物，無不置也。聖人悉樂理天下而實法天地，故萬物皆受其功大善。神仙真人助天地而不敢輕，尊之，重之，受之，佑之。道可道，非常道。名可名，非常名。無名天地之始；有名萬物之母。持而盈之，不如其已；揣而銳之，不可長保。金玉滿堂，莫之能守；富貴而驕，自遺其咎。功遂身退，天之道也。有物混成，先天地生。寂兮寥兮，獨立而不改，周行而不殆，可以為天地母。吾不知其名，強字之曰道，強為之名曰大。大曰逝，逝曰遠，遠曰反。故道大，天大，地大，人亦大。域中有四大，而人居其一焉。人法地，地法天，天法道，道法自然。）