2. Abstraction3. Without Action
16. Decay and Renewal17. Rulers
24. Indulgence25. Beneath Abstraction
36. Opposition37. Tranquillity
40. Motion and Use41. Following
52. Clarity53. Difficult Paths
54. Cultivate Harmony55. Soft Bones
56. Impartiality57. Conquer with Inaction
57. Conquer with Inaction58. No End
63. Difficulty64a. Care at the Beginning
64b. Care at the End65. Subtlety
66. Lead by Following67. Unimportance
70. Individuality71. Limitation
Powerful men are well advised not to use violence,
For violence has a habit of returning;
Thorns and weeds grow wherever an army goes,
And lean years follow a great war.
A general is well advised
To achieve nothing more than his orders:
Not to take advantage of his victory.
Nor to glory, boast or pride himself;
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